EWG Elevate Inc. Increases Holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB)

EWG Elevate Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 25.5% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 7,874 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,600 shares during the period. EWG Elevate Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $356,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in IUSB. LGT Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 18.2% in the third quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,000 after acquiring an additional 219 shares during the last quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 4.3% in the third quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 5,557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $262,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares during the last quarter. Snider Financial Group grew its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.3% during the third quarter. Snider Financial Group now owns 7,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares during the period. Ascent Group LLC increased its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 34,660 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,567,000 after buying an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 8.4% in the third quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,000 after buying an additional 266 shares during the period.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ IUSB opened at $44.77 on Monday. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $44.21 and a one year high of $47.44. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $45.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.07.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were issued a dividend of $0.1605 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 18th. This is an increase from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $1.93 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.30%.

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.