Stifel Financial Corp Buys 563,625 Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB)

Stifel Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 21.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,163,799 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 563,625 shares during the quarter. Stifel Financial Corp’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $149,078,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. LGT Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 18.2% during the 3rd quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,000 after purchasing an additional 219 shares in the last quarter. McAdam LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 2.0% during the second quarter. McAdam LLC now owns 11,797 shares of the company’s stock valued at $533,000 after acquiring an additional 227 shares in the last quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 5,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,000 after acquiring an additional 227 shares during the last quarter. Snider Financial Group lifted its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Snider Financial Group now owns 7,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,000 after acquiring an additional 238 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schmidt P J Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Schmidt P J Investment Management Inc. now owns 13,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $626,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF stock opened at $46.16 on Friday. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $44.21 and a 12 month high of $47.44. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.03.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd were given a $0.1593 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 2nd.

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.