World Investment Advisors Acquires 26,981 Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB

World Investment Advisors lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 4.6% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 611,837 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 26,981 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $28,261,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF during the third quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Hurley Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

IUSB stock opened at $45.96 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $46.04 and its 200-day moving average is $46.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.60 billion, a PE ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.26. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $45.47 and a 1 year high of $47.23.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.164 per share. This is an increase from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%.

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.