Arkadios Wealth Advisors Buys 1,269 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Arkadios Wealth Advisors boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 19,521 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,269 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors’ holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $458,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 25.5% during the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 1,737,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,854,000 after purchasing an additional 353,608 shares during the last quarter. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $38,000. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 28,799,490 shares of the company’s stock worth $675,348,000 after buying an additional 735,803 shares during the last quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 20,402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $478,000 after buying an additional 481 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Management Network Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 81.6% in the third quarter. Financial Management Network Inc. now owns 165,214 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,821,000 after buying an additional 74,223 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

GOVT stock opened at $22.82 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $23.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.85.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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