Catalina Capital Group LLC Grows Stock Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Catalina Capital Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 3.9% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 150,233 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,671 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises about 1.2% of Catalina Capital Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Catalina Capital Group LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $3,523,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 14.4% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 57,384,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,295,174,000 after purchasing an additional 7,203,276 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.6% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 104,237,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,352,644,000 after buying an additional 6,443,351 shares in the last quarter. School Employees Retirement Board of Ohio bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $84,018,000. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 581.8% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,177,425 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,350,000 after acquiring an additional 2,711,371 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,768,000.

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

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.79 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $23.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.87.

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 issued a $0.0629 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is a boost 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.