iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Bought by Sigma Planning Corp

Sigma Planning Corp grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 40.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 13,712 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,954 shares during the quarter. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $322,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Bailard Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.4% during the second quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,646,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,167,000 after buying an additional 98,877 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 40.5% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 577,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,544,000 after acquiring an additional 166,466 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 766.7% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 10,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,000 after acquiring an additional 8,970 shares during the period. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,729.4% in the 3rd quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE now owns 369,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,674,000 after acquiring an additional 349,659 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.7% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,081,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,408,000 after purchasing an additional 254,255 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.62 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.89.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued 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 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.