iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Purchased by J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 16,501 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 831 shares during the period. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $387,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Westside Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 746 shares during the period. Family Asset Management LLC increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 210.9% in the 2nd quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,291 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Avion Wealth acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $45,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

GOVT stock opened at $22.82 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $23.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.85.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.