iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) Shares Sold by Ascent Group LLC

Ascent Group LLC reduced its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 20.4% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 27,573 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,087 shares during the quarter. Ascent Group LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $1,299,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Benjamin Edwards Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $986,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 62.3% in the 3rd quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC now owns 4,620,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $217,722,000 after acquiring an additional 1,773,270 shares during the last quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 33.8% in the 3rd quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 32,909 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,499,000 after acquiring an additional 8,308 shares during the last quarter. Tradition Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 18.1% in the 3rd quarter. Tradition Wealth Management LLC now owns 179,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,454,000 after acquiring an additional 27,498 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $1,583,000.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IUSB opened at $45.99 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $46.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.03. 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 firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 5th. Investors of record on Monday, December 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.1593 per share. This is an increase from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 2nd.

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.