Financial Counselors Inc. Takes $544,000 Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Financial Counselors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 23,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $544,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. PSI Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% in the 3rd quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 980 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $22.93 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $22.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.81.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.0613 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 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.