Smith Salley Wealth Management Grows Position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB)

Smith Salley Wealth Management grew its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 2.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 244,507 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,037 shares during the quarter. Smith Salley Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $11,052,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Triangle Securities Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Triangle Securities Wealth Management now owns 189,781 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,578,000 after buying an additional 5,112 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $346,000 after acquiring an additional 376 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 9.8% during the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 65,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,957,000 after purchasing an additional 5,813 shares during the period. Mason & Associates LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Mason & Associates LLC now owns 2,570,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $116,209,000 after purchasing an additional 97,484 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TrueWealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 8.9% in the fourth quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC now owns 29,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,318,000 after purchasing an additional 2,375 shares during the period.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

NASDAQ IUSB opened at $45.20 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $45.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $46.06. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $44.21 and a twelve month 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 dividend of $0.1605 per share. This is a positive change from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $1.93 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 18th.

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.