iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) Stock Short Interest Report for September

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,582,198 shares, a growth of 74.2% from the September 15th total of 1,482,195 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 18,014,328 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of IUSB traded up $0.24 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $44.48. The company had a trading volume of 2,419,636 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,147,179. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $43.75 and a 52-week high of $47.23. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $44.91 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.61. The firm has a market cap of $49.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.27.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 1st were issued a dividend of $0.1544 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $1.85 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 35.3% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 180,016,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,307,768,000 after purchasing an additional 46,935,169 shares during the period. Johnson Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 7,027.0% in the first quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,053,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $233,419,000 after purchasing an additional 4,982,541 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 35.1% in the second quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 16,937,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $781,656,000 after purchasing an additional 4,399,948 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 10.2% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 33,421,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,542,409,000 after buying an additional 3,083,604 shares during the period. Finally, Align Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter worth $132,644,000.

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.