Apella Capital LLC Increases Stock Holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB

Apella Capital LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 17.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,626,651 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 244,077 shares during the period. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF comprises approximately 0.9% of Apella Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Apella Capital LLC owned approximately 0.15% of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF worth $71,605,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in IUSB. Beacon Financial Group grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.9% during the first quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 5,993 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,000 after buying an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Davidson Investment Advisors lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 1.9% during the second quarter. Davidson Investment Advisors now owns 12,237 shares of the company’s stock valued at $565,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the period. Acorn Financial Advisory Services Inc. ADV lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 5.9% during the second quarter. Acorn Financial Advisory Services Inc. ADV now owns 5,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $238,000 after buying an additional 289 shares during the period. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. boosted its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 5.7% during the first quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 5,923 shares of the company’s stock worth $274,000 after acquiring an additional 319 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Anchor Investment Management LLC boosted its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 30.5% during the fourth quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 1,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 339 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

IUSB stock traded up $0.06 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $44.08. The stock had a trading volume of 2,683,344 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,140,227. The firm has a market cap of $48.18 billion, a PE ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.27. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $43.75 and a 12-month high of $47.23. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $45.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.67.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were issued a dividend of $0.1544 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $1.85 annualized dividend 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.