Mariner LLC Increases Position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB

Mariner LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 15.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 16,120,286 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,115,404 shares during the quarter. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF accounts for approximately 0.9% of Mariner LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. Mariner LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $750,239,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Diversify Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 11.3% in the third quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 159,983 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,458,000 after purchasing an additional 16,301 shares during the last quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 58.0% in the third quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC now owns 30,379 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,419,000 after purchasing an additional 11,147 shares during the last quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 169.5% in the third quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 40,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,894,000 after purchasing an additional 25,504 shares during the last quarter. Royal Fund Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 186.5% in the fourth quarter. Royal Fund Management LLC now owns 162,128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,546,000 after purchasing an additional 105,546 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blueprint Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $578,000.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

IUSB stock opened at $46.05 on Monday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.44. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $45.47 and a 52-week high of $47.23. The firm has a market cap of $36.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.26.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1511 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st.

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.