251,114 Shares in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Acquired by Dentgroup LLC

Dentgroup LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 251,114 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,889,000. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up approximately 4.4% of Dentgroup LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Westside Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $29,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 79.9% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,680 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 746 shares during the last quarter. Family Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 210.9% during the 2nd quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 1,291 shares in the last quarter. Avion Wealth bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth $45,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter worth $52,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

BATS GOVT opened at $23.39 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.78.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.0629 per share. This is an increase from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.