TFB Advisors LLC Buys 7,626 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

TFB Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 12.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 71,078 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,626 shares during the quarter. TFB Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,633,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of GOVT. Cypress Wealth Services LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 20,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,000 after buying an additional 456 shares during the period. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC now owns 81,351 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,908,000 after buying an additional 466 shares in the last quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 20,402 shares of the company’s stock worth $478,000 after buying an additional 481 shares in the last quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC now owns 9,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,000 after buying an additional 505 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ONE Advisory Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. ONE Advisory Partners LLC now owns 21,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $492,000 after purchasing an additional 591 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.55 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $22.56 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given 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 of this dividend was 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.