Global Retirement Partners LLC Buys 22,422 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 2.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,142,796 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 22,422 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for 0.8% of Global Retirement Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Global Retirement Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $26,261,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 15.4% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 33,236,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $747,159,000 after buying an additional 4,437,105 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,763,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,527,054,000 after acquiring an additional 3,525,851 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,133,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $261,069,000 after acquiring an additional 2,837,004 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 worth $858,874,000 after acquiring an additional 2,642,472 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mutual Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 11,332,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,741,584 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.54 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $22.53 and its 200 day moving average is $22.90.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.