iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) is Regency Capital Management Inc. DE’s 5th Largest Position

Regency Capital Management Inc. DE lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 1,729.4% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 369,877 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 349,659 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises about 4.8% of Regency Capital Management Inc. DE’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $8,674,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 10.3% during the 3rd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 1,590,071 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,287,000 after purchasing an additional 148,883 shares in the last quarter. Pacific Wealth Management purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $25,481,000. Stonehearth Capital Management LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.3% during the 3rd quarter. Stonehearth Capital Management LLC now owns 36,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $855,000 after buying an additional 12,984 shares during the last quarter. Dentgroup LLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $5,889,000. Finally, Paragon Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Paragon Capital Management Inc. now owns 203,026 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,582,000 after buying an additional 3,857 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

GOVT stock traded down $0.18 on Friday, hitting $23.13. 6,229,626 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.79.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.0629 per share. 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.

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.