iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB Shares Acquired by Apella Capital LLC

Apella Capital LLC grew its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 24.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 826,561 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 164,024 shares during the period. Apella Capital LLC owned 0.11% of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF worth $38,468,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Team Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 54.4% in the 3rd quarter. Team Financial Group LLC now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Snider Financial Group boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Snider Financial Group now owns 6,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $307,000 after buying an additional 231 shares in the last quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 40,535 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,893,000 after buying an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. Linscomb Wealth Inc. grew its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Linscomb Wealth Inc. now owns 31,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,482,000 after buying an additional 264 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meridian Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $401,000 after buying an additional 276 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.2%

NASDAQ:IUSB opened at $46.11 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $46.56 and its 200 day moving average price is $46.66. The company has a market capitalization of $36.07 billion, a PE ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.26. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $44.74 and a 52-week high of $47.23.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

About iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

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.