Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Boosts Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 4.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,093,187 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 83,545 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $48,101,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% during the 3rd quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the period. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 123.0% during the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 980 shares during the period. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth $43,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.82 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.60 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.85.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm 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 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.