Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Has $47.13 Million Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lessened its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 1.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,009,642 shares of the company’s stock after selling 33,568 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned 0.18% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $47,126,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Westside Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 79.9% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,680 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 746 shares during the period. Family Asset Management LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 210.9% during the second quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 1,291 shares during the last quarter. Avion Wealth bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $45,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $52,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $23.04 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $23.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.82.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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