iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) Sees Large Volume Increase

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB – Get Rating) saw unusually-high trading volume on Friday . Approximately 6,513,787 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 128% from the previous session’s volume of 2,852,744 shares.The stock last traded at $46.08 and had previously closed at $45.64.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

The company has a fifty day moving average price of $45.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.25.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.122 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 1st. This represents a $1.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.19%.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of IUSB. Hill Island Financial LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Hill Island Financial LLC now owns 11,721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $522,000 after buying an additional 236 shares during the period. Advisor Partners II LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Advisor Partners II LLC now owns 7,706 shares of the company’s stock valued at $346,000 after buying an additional 268 shares during the period. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,000 after buying an additional 330 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 6,049 shares of the company’s stock valued at $269,000 after buying an additional 331 shares during the period. Finally, Beacon Financial Advisory LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Beacon Financial Advisory LLC now owns 9,807 shares of the company’s stock valued at $436,000 after buying an additional 334 shares during the period.

About iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

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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.