Mather Group LLC. Has $4.70 Million Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Mather Group LLC. lowered its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 5.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 204,581 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,956 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $4,701,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,763,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,527,054,000 after buying an additional 3,525,851 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,133,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $261,069,000 after acquiring an additional 2,837,004 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% in 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 during the period. Mutual Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 18.2% in the fourth quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 11,332,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,741,584 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter worth about $34,438,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

GOVT stock opened at $22.53 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $22.60 and a 200 day moving average of $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.0674 per share. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 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.