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

Ascent Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 8.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 63,963 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,768 shares during the period. Ascent Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,470,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC grew 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. grew 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 during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $22.70 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $22.52 and a 200 day moving average of $22.89.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.0674 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase 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.