Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC Increases Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 9.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 326,354 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 26,853 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $7,653,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of GOVT. SteelPeak Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 valued at $3,218,000 after acquiring an additional 441 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC increased 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 worth $1,953,000 after purchasing an additional 530 shares during the period. TrueWealth Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.8% in 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 in the last quarter. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC now owns 14,125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $314,000 after buying an additional 606 shares during the period. Finally, Centaurus Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 10.9% during the second quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 6,258 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,000 after buying an additional 613 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.86 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $23.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.84.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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