iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) Short Interest Update

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,000,000 shares, an increase of 609.7% from the January 31st total of 563,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,775,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ IUSB traded down $0.07 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $46.04. The company had a trading volume of 9,794,401 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,929,833. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $44.21 and a 1-year high of $47.44. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.00.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.1542 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 12.2% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 60,525,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,735,756,000 after buying an additional 6,586,279 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 13.5% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 44,646,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,018,031,000 after acquiring an additional 5,315,980 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 42,531,915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,922,443,000 after purchasing an additional 2,496,641 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 14.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 20,716,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $976,181,000 after purchasing an additional 2,651,218 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 10,409,106 shares of the company’s stock worth $470,405,000 after purchasing an additional 197,710 shares during the period.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Company 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.