iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) Short Interest Up 281.6% in December

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,520,000 shares, an increase of 281.6% from the November 30th total of 922,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,693,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of IUSB. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV increased its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 15,281 shares of the company’s stock valued at $691,000 after purchasing an additional 799 shares during the period. Golden State Equity Partners bought a new position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $1,996,000. Global Financial Private Client LLC raised its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 5.4% in the second quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 10,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $491,000 after buying an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 134.7% during the second quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 15,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $693,000 after buying an additional 8,803 shares during the period. Finally, Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC boosted its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 11.2% during the 2nd quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 185,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,399,000 after acquiring an additional 18,771 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

IUSB stock traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $45.17. The company had a trading volume of 2,997,569 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,190,354. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $45.79 and a 200 day moving average of $46.09. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $44.21 and a 12 month high of $47.44.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 18th were paid a $0.1605 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $1.93 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.26%. 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.