Ashton Thomas Securities LLC Acquires Shares of 263,033 iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB

Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 263,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,141,000. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF comprises approximately 1.5% of Ashton Thomas Securities LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest holding.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Howe & Rusling Inc. lifted its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 8,329 shares of the company’s stock worth $388,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the period. Beacon Financial Group increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.9% in the first quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 5,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares during the period. Midwest Trust Co increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Midwest Trust Co now owns 8,432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $392,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares during the period. HORAN Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. HORAN Wealth LLC now owns 5,882 shares of the company’s stock worth $274,000 after purchasing an additional 291 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trilogy Capital Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. now owns 6,971 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,000 after purchasing an additional 311 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IUSB opened at $45.51 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $45.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.26. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $45.38 and a 1-year high of $47.23. The company has a market cap of $42.93 billion, a PE ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.26.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.164 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This is an increase from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

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.