Spectrum Wealth Counsel LLC Raises Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Spectrum Wealth Counsel LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 10.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 43,334 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,242 shares during the period. Spectrum Wealth Counsel LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $996,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of GOVT. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 123.0% in the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 980 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $43,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

BATS:GOVT opened at $23.00 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $22.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.88.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.0674 per share. This is a positive change 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.