Argent Advisors Inc. Has $1.28 Million Stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB)

Argent Advisors Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 2.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 28,306 shares of the company’s stock after selling 774 shares during the quarter. Argent Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $1,279,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IUSB. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 91.2% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,663,054 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,363,000 after purchasing an additional 793,244 shares during the last quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF during the third quarter worth $205,000. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 607.4% during the third quarter. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC now owns 119,549 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,633,000 after purchasing an additional 102,650 shares during the last quarter. EQ LLC raised its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 43.4% during the third quarter. EQ LLC now owns 33,778 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,592,000 after acquiring an additional 10,229 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Theory Financial LLC raised its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 34.8% during the third quarter. Theory Financial LLC now owns 142,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,518,000 after acquiring an additional 36,677 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ IUSB opened at $45.83 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $45.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.92. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $44.21 and a 1 year high of $47.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.77 and a beta of 0.15.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.1553 per share. This is a positive change from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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.