iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Purchased by Private Advisor Group LLC

Private Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 17.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 677,611 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 99,760 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC owned approximately 0.06% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $15,612,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Peavine Capital LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $220,142,000. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30,577.4% in the 4th quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,307,734 shares of the company’s stock worth $191,410,000 after buying an additional 8,280,653 shares during the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3,451.1% in the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 7,386,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $170,177,000 after buying an additional 7,178,164 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.5% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 85,547,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,885,472,000 after buying an additional 6,707,884 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 25,862.5% in the 3rd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,706,219 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,725,000 after buying an additional 4,688,092 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

GOVT stock traded up $0.02 during trading on Monday, hitting $22.35. The stock had a trading volume of 6,139,875 shares. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $22.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.52.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a $0.0583 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st.

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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.