PKS Advisory Services LLC Takes $317,000 Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

PKS Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 13,783 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $317,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cypress Wealth Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 20,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $474,000 after purchasing an additional 456 shares in the last quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC now owns 9,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $213,000 after buying an additional 505 shares during the period. ONE Advisory Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. ONE Advisory Partners LLC now owns 21,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $492,000 after acquiring an additional 591 shares in the last quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% in the 3rd quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,929,000 after acquiring an additional 656 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

GOVT opened at $22.84 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $22.68 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.82.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.0613 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 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.