Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC Buys 11,444 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 2,320,755 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,444 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises approximately 1.3% of Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest position. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $54,422,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of GOVT. SteelPeak Wealth LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.3% in the second quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC now owns 142,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,218,000 after buying an additional 441 shares during the last quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC now owns 81,351 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,908,000 after acquiring an additional 466 shares during the last quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 20,402 shares of the company’s stock worth $478,000 after purchasing an additional 481 shares during the period. Empirical Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,953,000 after purchasing an additional 530 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TrueWealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $262,000 after purchasing an additional 534 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $22.62 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $23.11 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.89.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.0629 per share. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 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.