iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB Stock: Verus Capital Partners LLC Raises Holdings

Verus Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 24.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 208,654 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 40,413 shares during the quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $9,200,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 208.3% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 130,863 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,770,000 after acquiring an additional 88,412 shares during the last quarter. Merkkuri Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 27.5% in the third quarter. Merkkuri Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 69,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,044,000 after acquiring an additional 14,880 shares during the period. LiftPoint Family Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 26.0% during the third quarter. LiftPoint Family Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 42,668 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,881,000 after purchasing an additional 8,800 shares during the last quarter. Carmel Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF during the third quarter worth $1,052,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 48.0% during the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 309,758 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,657,000 after purchasing an additional 100,511 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ IUSB opened at $44.94 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $50.41 billion, a PE ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.27. The company has a fifty day moving average of $44.63 and a 200 day moving average of $45.76. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $43.75 and a 1 year high of $47.23.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 2nd were given a dividend of $0.1718 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 2nd. This represents a $2.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.6%. This is an increase from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.1544.

About iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

The iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (IUSB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg U.S. Universal index. The fund tracks a broad Barclays index of USD-denominated taxable bonds. The index is market value weighted. IUSB was launched on Jun 10, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.