Sanctuary Advisors LLC Boosts Position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB

Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 4.9% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,667,710 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 125,278 shares during the quarter. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF comprises about 0.7% of Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $123,222,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Sigma Planning Corp grew its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 48,736 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,251,000 after acquiring an additional 1,733 shares during the last quarter. Wealthgarden F.S. LLC raised its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 19.9% during the first quarter. Wealthgarden F.S. LLC now owns 23,477 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,084,000 after acquiring an additional 3,902 shares during the last quarter. Nwam LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 22.8% in the first quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 26,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,233,000 after purchasing an additional 4,955 shares in the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the first quarter valued at about $246,000. Finally, Bleakley Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the first quarter valued at about $918,000.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:IUSB opened at $45.69 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $42.61 billion, a PE ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.26. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $45.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.33. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $45.47 and a 1-year high of $47.23.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.