iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB Stock Bought by Signature Equity Partners LLC

Signature Equity Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 999.2% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 46,758 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 42,504 shares during the quarter. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF makes up 0.7% of Signature Equity Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest holding. Signature Equity Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $2,062,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. XML Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 9.0% in the third quarter. XML Financial LLC now owns 4,868 shares of the company’s stock valued at $215,000 after purchasing an additional 402 shares in the last quarter. Trek Financial LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 29.8% during the 3rd quarter. Trek Financial LLC now owns 1,176,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,893,000 after acquiring an additional 270,189 shares during the last quarter. Security Financial Services INC. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 17.6% in the 3rd quarter. Security Financial Services INC. now owns 325,467 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,350,000 after buying an additional 48,610 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 64.4% during the third quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 2,561,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $112,918,000 after buying an additional 1,003,116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MGO One Seven LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 7.9% in the third quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 1,294,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,078,000 after buying an additional 95,142 shares during the period.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ IUSB opened at $44.76 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $44.69 and its 200-day moving average is $45.79. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $43.75 and a twelve month high of $47.23. The stock has a market cap of $49.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.27.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.1718 per share. This is a boost from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.1544. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 2nd. This represents a $2.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.6%.

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.