Tempus Wealth Planning LLC Has $570,000 Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Tempus Wealth Planning LLC reduced its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 10.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 25,053 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,072 shares during the period. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $570,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 25,183,931 shares of the company’s stock valued at $580,238,000 after purchasing an additional 486,526 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 16,665,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $383,966,000 after buying an additional 408,054 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 64.7% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 14,350,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $330,624,000 after buying an additional 5,635,763 shares in the last quarter. Peavine Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $220,142,000. Finally, Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30,577.4% during the fourth quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,307,734 shares of the company’s stock worth $191,410,000 after buying an additional 8,280,653 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock traded up $0.12 during trading on Thursday, hitting $22.56. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,276,087 shares. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $22.47 and its 200-day moving average is $22.61.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 5th. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st will be paid a $0.0606 dividend. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 1st.

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.