iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) Short Interest Update

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 6,329,955 shares, a growth of 114.7% from the January 29th total of 2,947,859 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,258,173 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,258,173 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

IUSB stock traded up $0.07 during trading on Friday, hitting $47.19. 243,712 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,021,263. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.68. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $44.74 and a 1 year high of $47.22. The company has a market cap of $35.48 billion, a PE ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.26.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a $0.165 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd. This is a positive change from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 71,364,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,327,011,000 after purchasing an additional 4,589,650 shares during the last quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3,595.7% in the second quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 3,377,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $156,153,000 after purchasing an additional 3,286,352 shares during the last quarter. Align Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $132,644,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 8.8% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 28,622,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,332,103,000 after acquiring an additional 2,324,731 shares during the period. Finally, Symmetry Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $104,011,000.

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.