iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Acquired by Truist Financial Corp

Truist Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 2.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 66,956,719 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,543,834 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up approximately 2.4% of Truist Financial Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Truist Financial Corp owned 0.06% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $1,538,665,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in GOVT. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at $38,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% during the third quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the period. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 123.0% during the fourth quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 980 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

BATS GOVT opened at $22.63 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.54 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.91.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.0674 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 Monday, February 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.