Financial Partners Group Inc Grows Stock Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Financial Partners Group Inc lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 17.4% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 49,289 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,323 shares during the quarter. Financial Partners Group Inc’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,156,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Westside Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $29,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $38,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 79.9% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,680 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 746 shares in the last quarter. Family Asset Management LLC increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 210.9% during the 2nd quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,291 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Avion Wealth purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter worth $45,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

GOVT stock traded up $0.11 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $22.77. The stock had a trading volume of 5,512,058 shares. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.87.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.