Blue Trust Inc. Sells 63,344 Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB

Blue Trust Inc. trimmed its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 11.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 488,091 shares of the company’s stock after selling 63,344 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. owned about 0.07% of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF worth $22,716,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 9.9% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 60,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,776,000 after acquiring an additional 5,416 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 40.7% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 191,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,817,000 after purchasing an additional 55,360 shares during the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 87.7% during the 2nd quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 33,376 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,543,000 after purchasing an additional 15,597 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. lifted its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 18.3% during the 2nd quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 42,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,969,000 after purchasing an additional 6,575 shares during the period. Finally, M&T Bank Corp bought a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $335,000.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IUSB opened at $46.09 on Thursday. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $44.74 and a one year high of $47.23. The company has a 50 day moving average of $46.59 and a 200-day moving average of $46.68. The stock has a market cap of $36.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.26.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be paid a $0.1645 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st. This is a boost from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%.

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.