Marino Stram & Associates LLC Acquires 2,446 Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB)

Marino Stram & Associates LLC increased its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 12.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 22,605 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,446 shares during the quarter. Marino Stram & Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $1,022,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IUSB. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.6% during the second quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 10,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $490,000 after acquiring an additional 374 shares during the period. Sfmg LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 27.2% in the second quarter. Sfmg LLC now owns 6,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $273,000 after buying an additional 1,293 shares in the last quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 16.0% in the second quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC now owns 927,318 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,933,000 after buying an additional 127,601 shares in the last quarter. Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the second quarter valued at $219,000. Finally, Savvy Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 68.9% in the second quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 238,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,802,000 after buying an additional 97,478 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IUSB opened at $45.27 on Thursday. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $44.21 and a twelve month high of $47.44. The business has a fifty day moving average of $45.48 and a 200-day moving average of $46.06.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared 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. This is a positive change from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $1.93 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.25%.

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.