First Heartland Consultants Inc. Grows Position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB)

First Heartland Consultants Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 38.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 102,664 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,548 shares during the quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $4,838,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of IUSB. QRG Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $223,000. Jacobson & Schmitt Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 5.8% in the 1st quarter. Jacobson & Schmitt Advisors LLC now owns 624,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,459,000 after acquiring an additional 34,061 shares in the last quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 43.8% in the 1st quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 10,677 shares of the company’s stock worth $509,000 after acquiring an additional 3,250 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $226,000. Finally, Renasant Bank lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 7.9% in the 1st quarter. Renasant Bank now owns 30,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,397,000 after purchasing an additional 2,249 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ IUSB traded down $0.12 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $45.71. The company had a trading volume of 571,299 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,224,237. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $43.44 and a 12 month high of $47.44. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $46.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $45.92.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1577 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $1.89 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.14%. This is an increase from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16.

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.