iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) Short Interest Update

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) saw a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,520,000 shares, a growth of 281.6% from the November 30th total of 922,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,693,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 39.1% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 9,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $450,000 after acquiring an additional 2,682 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 8.0% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 54,714 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,578,000 after purchasing an additional 4,037 shares in the last quarter. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. purchased a new position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the second quarter valued at about $1,995,000. RFG Advisory LLC increased its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 14.8% in the 3rd quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 466,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,974,000 after purchasing an additional 60,166 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 168.4% during the 3rd quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 942 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 591 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF stock traded down $0.10 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $45.07. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,930,623 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,193,316. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $44.21 and a 1-year high of $47.44. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.08.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were given a dividend of $0.1605 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 18th. This is a positive change from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $1.93 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.27%.

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.