Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Sells 15,230 Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB)

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 19.8% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 61,573 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,230 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $2,901,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 29.3% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 17,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $837,000 after buying an additional 4,029 shares in the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 12.0% during the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 47,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,226,000 after acquiring an additional 5,069 shares during the last quarter. High Falls Advisors Inc grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 15.9% in the third quarter. High Falls Advisors Inc now owns 1,434,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,585,000 after purchasing an additional 196,260 shares in the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC increased its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 6.7% in the third quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 62,287 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,835,000 after purchasing an additional 3,907 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EWA LLC raised its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 41.2% during the third quarter. EWA LLC now owns 207,972 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,467,000 after purchasing an additional 60,637 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IUSB opened at $46.10 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.06. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $44.21 and a 52 week high of $47.44.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 5th. Investors of record on Monday, December 2nd were given a $0.1593 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 2nd. This is a positive change from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.16.

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.