iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Bought by Mariner LLC

Mariner LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 1.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 516,900 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,580 shares during the quarter. Mariner LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $11,878,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of GOVT. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 27,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $626,000 after acquiring an additional 1,380 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 9.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,484,339 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,110,000 after purchasing an additional 122,353 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 334,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,686,000 after purchasing an additional 8,101 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $759,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 39,816,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $914,991,000 after buying an additional 3,191,079 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.81 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $22.82 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.75.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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