Columbus Macro LLC Increases Stock Holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB

Columbus Macro LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 4.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 69,500 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,795 shares during the quarter. Columbus Macro LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $3,213,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. CX Institutional purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $41,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $47,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $50,000. NorthRock Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 379.1% during the 1st quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,418 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after acquiring an additional 1,122 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 233.9% during the 1st quarter. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. now owns 1,666 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,000 after acquiring an additional 1,167 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IUSB stock opened at $46.65 on Thursday. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $44.67 and a 52-week high of $47.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.15. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $46.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.96.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1668 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.3%. 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.