Apeiron RIA LLC Buys 266,919 Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB

Apeiron RIA LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 91.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 557,270 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 266,919 shares during the period. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF accounts for approximately 5.6% of Apeiron RIA LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Apeiron RIA LLC owned approximately 0.05% of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF worth $24,537,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 35.3% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 180,016,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,307,768,000 after acquiring an additional 46,935,169 shares during the period. Johnson Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 7,027.0% in the 1st quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,053,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $233,419,000 after purchasing an additional 4,982,541 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 35.1% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 16,937,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $781,656,000 after purchasing an additional 4,399,948 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 10.2% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 33,421,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,542,409,000 after purchasing an additional 3,083,604 shares during the period. Finally, Align Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $132,644,000.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IUSB traded up $0.06 during trading on Thursday, reaching $44.08. 2,683,344 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,140,227. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $43.75 and a 12-month high of $47.23. The firm has a market cap of $48.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.27. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $45.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.67.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were given a dividend of $0.1544 per share. This represents a $1.85 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st.

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.