Ascent Group LLC Purchases 6,873 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Ascent Group LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 124,126 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,873 shares during the quarter. Ascent Group LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $2,802,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 79.9% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,680 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 746 shares during the last quarter. Family Asset Management LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 210.9% in the 2nd quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 1,291 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Avion Wealth bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $45,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

BATS GOVT opened at $23.51 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $23.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.77.

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 issued a $0.0629 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 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.