Smartleaf Asset Management LLC Purchases 6,920 Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB)

Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 57.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 19,041 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,920 shares during the quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $861,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 39.1% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 9,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $450,000 after acquiring an additional 2,682 shares during the last quarter. Keystone Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $66,000. World Equity Group Inc. boosted its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 20.2% in the fourth quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 35,464 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,603,000 after buying an additional 5,968 shares in the last quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 168.4% in the third quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 591 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc boosted its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 32.3% in the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 10,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $481,000 after buying an additional 2,492 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF stock opened at $46.17 on Tuesday. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.21 and a fifty-two week high of $47.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.77 and a beta of 0.24. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $45.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.99.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a $0.1553 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This is a positive change from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15.

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.