iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB Shares Purchased by PFG Advisors

PFG Advisors lifted its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 17.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 374,210 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 55,880 shares during the quarter. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF accounts for 0.8% of PFG Advisors’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. PFG Advisors’ holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $17,416,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Collier Financial acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Richardson Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $43,000.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IUSB stock opened at $46.50 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $46.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.64. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $45.07 and a one year high of $47.23. The firm has a market cap of $36.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.28.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 7th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1645 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. This is an increase from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16.

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.