Empirical Asset Management LLC Increases Position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB)

Empirical Asset Management LLC boosted its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 15.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,527 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,281 shares during the quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $792,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 20.3% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 39,330,716 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,853,263,000 after buying an additional 6,632,679 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC grew its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 19.5% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 21,325,421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,004,854,000 after acquiring an additional 3,483,112 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $128,756,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $124,848,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 14.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 20,716,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $976,181,000 after acquiring an additional 2,651,218 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

IUSB stock opened at $45.20 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $45.50 and its 200 day moving average is $46.06. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $44.21 and a 52 week high of $47.44.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were issued a $0.1605 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $1.93 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.26%. This is an increase from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF 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.