Private Trust Co. NA Purchases 15,080 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Private Trust Co. NA boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 8.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 190,356 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,080 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $4,464,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. Bailard Inc. boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.4% during the second quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,646,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,167,000 after purchasing an additional 98,877 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 40.5% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 577,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,544,000 after acquiring an additional 166,466 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 766.7% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 10,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,000 after acquiring an additional 8,970 shares during the period. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,729.4% in the third quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE now owns 369,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,674,000 after acquiring an additional 349,659 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.7% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,081,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,408,000 after purchasing an additional 254,255 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

GOVT opened at $22.64 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $23.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.91.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a $0.0629 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06.

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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.