iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) Shares Sold by Capital Investment Counsel LLC

Capital Investment Counsel LLC lowered its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 63.9% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 7,870 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,915 shares during the period. Capital Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $371,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IUSB. Creative Planning lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 8.0% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 54,714 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,578,000 after buying an additional 4,037 shares in the last quarter. McAdam LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. McAdam LLC now owns 11,797 shares of the company’s stock worth $533,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares in the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 40,141 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,815,000 after purchasing an additional 597 shares during the last quarter. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,995,000. Finally, RFG Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 14.8% in the third quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 466,345 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,974,000 after purchasing an additional 60,166 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ IUSB opened at $45.61 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $46.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.97. 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 Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.1577 per share. This is a boost from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $1.89 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.15%.

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.