Thompson Investment Management Inc. Increases Stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB)

Thompson Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 11.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 2,200 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 225 shares during the quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $99,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 20.3% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 39,330,716 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,853,263,000 after acquiring an additional 6,632,679 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 14.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 20,716,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $976,181,000 after purchasing an additional 2,651,218 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 62.3% in the third quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC now owns 4,620,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $217,722,000 after purchasing an additional 1,773,270 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 22.2% in the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 8,454,621 shares of the company’s stock worth $398,382,000 after purchasing an additional 1,535,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 18.1% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 9,687,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $456,453,000 after purchasing an additional 1,484,171 shares during the period.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

IUSB opened at $45.45 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $45.39 and its 200 day moving average is $46.04. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.21 and a fifty-two week high of $47.44.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.1542 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF 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.