Blalock Williams LLC Makes New $1.16 Million Investment in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB

Blalock Williams LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 24,778 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,157,000. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF makes up 1.0% of Blalock Williams LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 5.8% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 24,317,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,124,182,000 after acquiring an additional 1,330,484 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 18,782,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $868,310,000 after purchasing an additional 618,328 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 10,935,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $505,179,000 after acquiring an additional 75,856 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 0.7% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 9,064,233 shares of the company’s stock worth $419,039,000 after purchasing an additional 63,877 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SigFig Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 7.4% in the third quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,424,772 shares of the company’s stock valued at $206,681,000 after buying an additional 303,906 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.1%

IUSB stock opened at $46.76 on Thursday. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $44.74 and a 12-month high of $47.20. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $46.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.50. The firm has a market cap of $34.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.26.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 19th were given a dividend of $0.1648 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 19th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. This is an increase from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16.

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.