iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) Position Raised by Criterion Capital Advisors LLC

Criterion Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 19.8% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 8,376 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,387 shares during the quarter. Criterion Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $382,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IUSB. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 92.8% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 47,864,940 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,205,138,000 after purchasing an additional 23,039,032 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 20,036.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 12,643,991 shares of the company’s stock valued at $552,746,000 after purchasing an additional 12,581,200 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 38.7% during the first quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 10,871,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $495,645,000 after purchasing an additional 3,035,201 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.1% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 8,589,449 shares of the company’s stock valued at $375,810,000 after purchasing an additional 261,005 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SigFig Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,356,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,631,000 after purchasing an additional 26,557 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IUSB traded down $0.18 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $45.22. 1,793,187 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,955,377. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $42.56 and a 52 week high of $46.35. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $45.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.31.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 7th. Investors of record on Monday, June 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.1495 per share. This represents a $1.79 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.97%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 3rd.

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.