MA Private Wealth Has $2.33 Million Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

MA Private Wealth decreased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 14.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 99,246 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,626 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up about 0.4% of MA Private Wealth’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. MA Private Wealth’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $2,327,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bailard Inc. lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,646,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,167,000 after acquiring an additional 98,877 shares in the last quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,729.4% during the third quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE now owns 369,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,674,000 after purchasing an additional 349,659 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.7% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,081,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,408,000 after purchasing an additional 254,255 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 732.8% in the 2nd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 5,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,000 after buying an additional 4,910 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 109.3% during the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 577,617 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,037,000 after buying an additional 301,669 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS GOVT traded up $0.04 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $22.90. The company had a trading volume of 5,588,375 shares. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $23.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.83.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a $0.0629 dividend. 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.