Wealth Alliance Acquires 1,919 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Wealth Alliance increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 17.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 13,175 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,919 shares during the period. Wealth Alliance’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $303,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Raymond James & Associates boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 40.5% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 577,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,544,000 after acquiring an additional 166,466 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 9.0% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 326,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,653,000 after acquiring an additional 26,853 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 766.7% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 10,140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $238,000 after acquiring an additional 8,970 shares in the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 623.8% during the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 36,550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $857,000 after acquiring an additional 31,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FFG Retirement Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 10.0% during the 3rd quarter. FFG Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 145,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,405,000 after acquiring an additional 13,169 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.70 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $22.52 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.89.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.0674 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, February 3rd.

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.