Private Trust Co. NA Acquires 23,046 Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB)

Private Trust Co. NA raised its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 64.1% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 59,020 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,046 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $2,781,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IUSB. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 43.5% during the 1st quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,076,972 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,099,000 after purchasing an additional 326,675 shares during the last quarter. High Falls Advisors Inc raised its position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 32.4% during the first quarter. High Falls Advisors Inc now owns 1,214,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,362,000 after acquiring an additional 297,349 shares during the last quarter. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $6,990,000. Ancora Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 11.6% in the first quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 207,048 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,439,000 after acquiring an additional 21,553 shares during the last quarter. Finally, B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 34.8% during the 1st quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 633,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,674,000 after purchasing an additional 163,319 shares during the period.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IUSB opened at $45.70 on Monday. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $44.21 and a 52-week high of $47.44. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $46.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.98.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.1577 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $1.89 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.14%. This is a boost from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly 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.