Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH Acquires 4,539 Shares of iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF $USIG

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH increased its holdings in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:USIG) by 13.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 38,584 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,539 shares during the quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH’s holdings in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,985,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. bought a new position in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $31,000. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new position in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in the first quarter worth about $39,000. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in the first quarter worth about $39,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc lifted its holdings in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 45.3% in the first quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 898 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 280 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 46.6% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,000 after acquiring an additional 628 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:USIG opened at $52.22 on Tuesday. iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $49.10 and a 52-week high of $52.70. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $51.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $51.03.

iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were issued a $0.2008 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.6%. This is a positive change from iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd.

About iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

The iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (USIG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE BofA US Corporate index. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of USD-denominated, investment-grade corporate debt. USIG was launched on Jan 5, 2007 and is managed by BlackRock.