39,514 Shares in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Purchased by Balentine LLC

Balentine LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 39,514 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $927,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Westside Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $38,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 worth $39,000 after buying an additional 746 shares during the last quarter. Family Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 210.9% in the 2nd quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 1,291 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Avion Wealth acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $45,000.

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

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.79 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.87.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given 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 of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF 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.