iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Acquired by Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 8.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,407,022 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 115,203 shares during the quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. owned about 0.12% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $32,038,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Criterion Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $49,000.

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

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.66 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.60.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 5th. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.0606 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 1st. 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.