iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Purchased by Golden State Equity Partners

Golden State Equity Partners boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 8.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 21,058 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,721 shares during the quarter. Golden State Equity Partners’ holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $494,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bailard Inc. raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.4% in the second 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. Signaturefd LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 766.7% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 10,140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $238,000 after purchasing an additional 8,970 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 40.5% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 577,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,544,000 after purchasing an additional 166,466 shares during the period. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,729.4% in the third quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE now owns 369,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,674,000 after purchasing an additional 349,659 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.7% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,081,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,408,000 after purchasing an additional 254,255 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.82 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $23.28 and a 200-day moving average of $22.85.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a dividend of $0.0629 per share. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd.

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.