Kestra Advisory Services LLC Grows Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 25.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 694,442 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 141,859 shares during the quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC owned about 0.06% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $15,812,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. IFG Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 16,778 shares of the company’s stock worth $387,000 after purchasing an additional 930 shares during the last quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 10.1% in the fourth quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 21,458 shares of the company’s stock worth $494,000 after purchasing an additional 1,968 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 45.0% in the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 99,470 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,272,000 after purchasing an additional 30,849 shares during the last quarter. Gradient Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 108.9% in the fourth quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 2,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 1,221 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Occidental Asset Management LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Occidental Asset Management LLC now owns 487,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,224,000 after acquiring an additional 22,351 shares in the last quarter.

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

GOVT stock traded up $0.08 during trading on Friday, hitting $22.82. 3,381,616 shares of the company traded hands. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $22.61 and its 200-day moving average is $22.58.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 5th. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.0606 per share. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 1st.

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.