iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Bought by Valmark Advisers Inc.

Valmark Advisers Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 13.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 83,697 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,060 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,963,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of GOVT. SteelPeak Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC now owns 142,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,218,000 after buying an additional 441 shares in the last quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC now owns 81,351 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,908,000 after purchasing an additional 466 shares during the period. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 20,402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $478,000 after purchasing an additional 481 shares during the period. Empirical Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,953,000 after buying an additional 530 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TrueWealth Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.8% in the second quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,000 after buying an additional 534 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.84 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $23.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.85.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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 a positive change 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.