Cerity Partners OCIO LLC Has $11.35 Million Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Cerity Partners OCIO LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 5.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 493,726 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,807 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for approximately 0.8% of Cerity Partners OCIO LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Cerity Partners OCIO LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $11,346,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.3% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 27,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $626,000 after buying an additional 1,380 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised 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 worth $34,110,000 after acquiring an additional 122,353 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 334,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,686,000 after purchasing an additional 8,101 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $759,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 3,191,079 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $23.17 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $22.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.79.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.0613 per share. 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.