Family Firm Inc. Buys 9,921 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Family Firm Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 12.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 89,568 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,921 shares during the period. Family Firm Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $2,058,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of GOVT. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,763,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,527,054,000 after buying an additional 3,525,851 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 66,956,719 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,538,665,000 after acquiring an additional 1,543,834 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.7% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 39,816,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $914,991,000 after purchasing an additional 3,191,079 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 15.4% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 33,236,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $747,159,000 after buying an additional 4,437,105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 16.2% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 21,409,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $491,992,000 after acquiring an additional 2,990,094 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

BATS GOVT opened at $22.82 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $22.60 and a 200 day moving average of $22.85.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.0613 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.