iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:USHY) Shares Acquired by Vicus Capital

Vicus Capital grew its stake in iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:USHY) by 8.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 72,623 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,559 shares during the quarter. Vicus Capital’s holdings in iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF were worth $2,672,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Fortitude Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. First Financial Corp IN purchased a new position in iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $44,000. Transcendent Capital Group LLC purchased a new position in iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $49,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $74,000. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC grew its position in iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 149.6% in the fourth quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 2,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $94,000 after acquiring an additional 1,529 shares during the period.

iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 1.2 %

BATS:USHY opened at $37.22 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $37.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $37.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.40 billion, a PE ratio of 17.02 and a beta of 0.34.

iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2143 per share. This is a boost from iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

About iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

The iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (USHY) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained index. The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of USD-denominated high yield corporate debt with broad maturities. USHY was launched on Oct 25, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.