iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) Shares Bought by First Heartland Consultants Inc.

First Heartland Consultants Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 38.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 102,664 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 28,548 shares during the quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $4,838,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. Scarborough Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 120.7% in the 2nd quarter. Scarborough Advisors LLC now owns 865 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 473 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $43,000. Finally, Cultivar Capital Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $45,000.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

IUSB traded down $0.12 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $45.71. 571,299 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,224,237. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $43.44 and a one year high of $47.44. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $46.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $45.92.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.1577 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is a boost from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $1.89 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.14%.

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.