RFG Advisory LLC Buys 10,272 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

RFG Advisory LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 34.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 40,297 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,272 shares during the period. RFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $909,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Verum Partners LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 37.1% in the second quarter. Verum Partners LLC now owns 1,381,578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,182,000 after acquiring an additional 373,953 shares during the period. Crestmont Private Wealth LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 156.7% in the second quarter. Crestmont Private Wealth LLC now owns 339,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,652,000 after acquiring an additional 206,977 shares during the period. Diversify Advisory Services LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.3% in the second quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 179,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,074,000 after acquiring an additional 10,645 shares during the period. Alterna Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 13.7% in the second quarter. Alterna Wealth Management Inc. now owns 47,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,078,000 after acquiring an additional 5,761 shares during the period. Finally, Columbus Macro LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 14.0% in the second quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 16,293 shares of the company’s stock valued at $368,000 after acquiring an additional 2,003 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock traded up $0.06 on Monday, reaching $23.19. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,241,957 shares. The company’s fifty day moving average is $22.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.60.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 1st were paid a $0.0606 dividend. 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.

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.