iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Stock Holdings Lifted by Foundations Investment Advisors LLC

Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 5.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 340,500 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,141 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $7,985,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bailard Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,646,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,167,000 after purchasing an additional 98,877 shares during the period. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE increased its stake 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 buying an additional 349,659 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.7% in 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 buying an additional 254,255 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 732.8% during the 2nd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 5,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,000 after buying an additional 4,910 shares during the period. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 109.3% during the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 577,617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,037,000 after acquiring an additional 301,669 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS GOVT opened at $22.91 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $23.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.83.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders 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.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF 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.