iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Acquired by Strategic Financial Concepts LLC

Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 2,583.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 832,660 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 801,632 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $19,135,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of GOVT. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,763,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,527,054,000 after purchasing an additional 3,525,851 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 36,625,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $858,874,000 after buying an additional 2,642,472 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 28,799,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $675,348,000 after acquiring an additional 735,803 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 18,419,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,936,000 after acquiring an additional 639,816 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mutual Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 18.2% during the fourth quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 11,332,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,473,000 after acquiring an additional 1,741,584 shares during the last quarter.

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

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $22.59 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.0674 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is a boost 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.