iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Purchased by Private Trust Co. NA

Private Trust Co. NA boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 8.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 190,356 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,080 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $4,464,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 14.4% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 57,384,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,295,174,000 after purchasing an additional 7,203,276 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.6% during the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 104,237,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,352,644,000 after purchasing an additional 6,443,351 shares during the last quarter. School Employees Retirement Board of Ohio purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $84,018,000. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 581.8% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,177,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,350,000 after buying an additional 2,711,371 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 36,625,741 shares of the company’s stock valued at $858,874,000 after acquiring an additional 2,642,472 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.64 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $23.01 and a 200-day moving average of $22.91.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.0629 per share. This is an increase from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond index. The fund tracks a market-weighted index of fixed-rate nonconvertible U.S. Treasury securities with a remaining maturity of one year or more. GOVT was launched on Feb 14, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.