Sigma Planning Corp Decreases Stock Position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB)

Sigma Planning Corp cut its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 11.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 61,519 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,760 shares during the quarter. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $2,781,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 39.1% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 9,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $450,000 after purchasing an additional 2,682 shares during the period. Keystone Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $66,000. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 8.0% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 54,714 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,578,000 after purchasing an additional 4,037 shares during the period. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 168.4% in the third quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 591 shares during the period. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc boosted its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 32.3% in the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 10,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $481,000 after purchasing an additional 2,492 shares during the period.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

NASDAQ:IUSB opened at $45.71 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $45.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.00. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $44.21 and a 12-month high of $47.44.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.1542 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

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.