iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) Shares Acquired by Aspiriant LLC

Aspiriant LLC grew its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 62.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 29,048 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,218 shares during the quarter. Aspiriant LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $1,313,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 10,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $490,000 after purchasing an additional 374 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 869,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,332,000 after acquiring an additional 30,686 shares during the period. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 8.8% during the 2nd quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 24,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,145,000 after buying an additional 1,984 shares during the period. Sfmg LLC increased its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 27.2% during the 2nd quarter. Sfmg LLC now owns 6,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $273,000 after buying an additional 1,293 shares during the period. Finally, Affinity Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 16.0% during the 2nd quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC now owns 927,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,933,000 after buying an additional 127,601 shares during the period.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF stock opened at $45.20 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.06. 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. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were given a dividend of $0.1605 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $1.93 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.26%. This is an increase from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16.

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.