224,716 Shares in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Purchased by Kestra Investment Management LLC

Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 224,716 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,072,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 18.5% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,764,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,962,000 after purchasing an additional 586,969 shares during the period. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 96.6% during the 2nd quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE now owns 20,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $456,000 after purchasing an additional 9,935 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,004,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $112,945,000 after purchasing an additional 251,646 shares during the period. High Falls Advisors Inc increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 48.2% during the 2nd quarter. High Falls Advisors Inc now owns 61,610 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,391,000 after purchasing an additional 20,026 shares during the period. Finally, Regal Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Regal Investment Advisors LLC now owns 510,823 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,529,000 after purchasing an additional 17,898 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $23.45 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $23.29 and its 200-day moving average is $22.78.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm 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. The ex-dividend date 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.