Ethos Capital Management Inc. Invests $606,000 in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB

Ethos Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 13,024 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $606,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mason & Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 16.2% in the 4th quarter. Mason & Associates LLC now owns 2,831,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $131,760,000 after buying an additional 395,303 shares during the period. Apella Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 24.8% in the 4th quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 826,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,468,000 after buying an additional 164,024 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 118.8% in the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 60,421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,817,000 after buying an additional 32,807 shares during the period. Lockerman Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 9.9% in the 4th quarter. Lockerman Financial Group Inc. now owns 11,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $551,000 after buying an additional 1,064 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Management Associates Inc acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $582,000.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of IUSB opened at $46.18 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $46.55 and a 200-day moving average of $46.66. The company has a market cap of $36.13 billion, a PE ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.28. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $44.74 and a one year high of $47.23.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a $0.1645 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st. This is a boost 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.