WealthCare Investment Partners LLC Boosts Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

WealthCare Investment Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 4.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 118,561 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,946 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up 1.2% of WealthCare Investment Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position. WealthCare Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $2,663,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter worth about $38,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% in the third quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 123.0% in the fourth quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 980 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.57 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.90.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors 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 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.