iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Acquired by Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC

Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 19.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 755,885 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 123,031 shares during the quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $17,726,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Westside Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 79.9% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,680 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 746 shares during the period. Family Asset Management LLC boosted its position in 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 worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 1,291 shares during the period. Avion Wealth acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $45,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $52,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $23.04 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.82.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.