iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) was the target of a large drop in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 548,100 shares, a drop of 70.2% from the May 31st total of 1,840,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,249,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ:IUSB traded up $0.06 on Thursday, hitting $45.40. The stock had a trading volume of 1,292,712 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,964,824. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $42.56 and a 1 year high of $46.35. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.00 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $45.31.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 3rd were issued a $0.1495 dividend. This represents a $1.79 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.95%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 3rd.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. FMR LLC grew its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 4.0% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,222,470 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,440,000 after buying an additional 46,690 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors L.P. grew its position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 96.8% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 38,584 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,687,000 after acquiring an additional 18,976 shares during the period. Morningstar Investment Services LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 14.9% during the 3rd quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 548,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,978,000 after purchasing an additional 71,213 shares during the last quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 181,813 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,948,000 after purchasing an additional 10,846 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BOS Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,277,000.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Company Profile

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.