Trek Financial LLC Acquires 1,597 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Trek Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 2.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 73,767 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,597 shares during the period. Trek Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,695,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in GOVT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 343.4% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 49,365,745 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,134,425,000 after purchasing an additional 38,232,721 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 56.7% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 20,088,596 shares of the company’s stock valued at $461,636,000 after buying an additional 7,266,546 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 113,104,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,599,139,000 after buying an additional 5,340,900 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 15.4% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 33,236,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $747,159,000 after acquiring an additional 4,437,105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morningstar Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 49.5% during the 4th quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC now owns 13,124,464 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,600,000 after acquiring an additional 4,347,422 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $23.17 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $22.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.78.

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 paid 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.