Aspire Private Capital LLC Reduces Stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB)

Aspire Private Capital LLC lowered its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 1.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 76,305 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,516 shares during the period. Aspire Private Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $3,449,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of IUSB. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 10,839 shares of the company’s stock worth $490,000 after purchasing an additional 374 shares during the period. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. raised its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 8.8% in the second quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 24,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,145,000 after acquiring an additional 1,984 shares during the period. Sfmg LLC raised its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 27.2% in the second quarter. Sfmg LLC now owns 6,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $273,000 after acquiring an additional 1,293 shares during the period. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 16.0% during the 2nd quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC now owns 927,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,933,000 after acquiring an additional 127,601 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $219,000.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF stock opened at $45.35 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $45.48 and its 200 day moving average is $46.06. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $44.21 and a one year high of $47.44.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were paid a $0.1605 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $1.93 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.25%. This is an increase from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF 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.