iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB Stock Acquired by Claro Advisors Inc.

Claro Advisors Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 22.1% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 478,913 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 86,774 shares during the quarter. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF accounts for 2.0% of Claro Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. Claro Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $21,115,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Beacon Financial Group lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.9% in the first quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 5,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares during the period. Davidson Investment Advisors grew its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 1.9% during the second quarter. Davidson Investment Advisors now owns 12,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $565,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the period. Acorn Financial Advisory Services Inc. ADV grew its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 5.9% during the second quarter. Acorn Financial Advisory Services Inc. ADV now owns 5,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,000 after buying an additional 289 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 1.4% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 25,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,193,000 after buying an additional 351 shares in the last quarter. Finally, XML Financial LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 9.0% in the third quarter. XML Financial LLC now owns 4,868 shares of the company’s stock valued at $215,000 after buying an additional 402 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.2%

IUSB stock opened at $44.97 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $44.65 and a 200-day moving average of $45.77. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $43.75 and a 12-month high of $47.23. The company has a market cap of $50.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.27.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 5th. Investors of record on Monday, November 2nd were issued a $0.1718 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 2nd. This represents a $2.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.6%. This is an increase from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.1544.

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.