136,555 iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB Shares Acquired by Balefire LLC

Balefire LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 113.5% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 256,862 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 136,555 shares during the period. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF accounts for about 1.8% of Balefire LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position. Balefire LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $11,325,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IUSB. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 35.3% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 180,016,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,307,768,000 after buying an additional 46,935,169 shares during the period. Johnson Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 7,027.0% during the first quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,053,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,419,000 after acquiring an additional 4,982,541 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted 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 valued at $781,656,000 after purchasing an additional 4,399,948 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 3,083,604 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Align Financial LLC bought a new position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $132,644,000.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

IUSB remained flat at $44.14 during trading on Friday. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,598,779 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,160,218. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $45.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.27. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $43.75 and a one year high of $47.23.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were given a dividend of $0.1544 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $1.85 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%.

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.