Smartleaf Asset Management LLC Buys 6,920 Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB)

Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 57.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 19,041 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,920 shares during the quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $861,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IUSB. Opes Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Opes Wealth Management LLC now owns 333,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,694,000 after acquiring an additional 4,489 shares during the period. Lansing Street Advisors raised its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Lansing Street Advisors now owns 82,176 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,872,000 after acquiring an additional 3,084 shares during the period. Sunesis Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. Sunesis Advisors LLC now owns 61,628 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,904,000 after purchasing an additional 473 shares during the period. World Equity Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 38.2% during the third quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 29,496 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,390,000 after purchasing an additional 8,146 shares during the period. Finally, Alterna Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 20.3% during the third quarter. Alterna Wealth Management Inc. now owns 137,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,459,000 after purchasing an additional 23,144 shares during the period.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of IUSB opened at $46.17 on Tuesday. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $44.21 and a 12 month high of $47.44. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $45.37 and its 200-day moving average is $45.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.96 billion, a PE ratio of 16.77 and a beta of 0.24.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.1553 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This is a boost from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15.

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.