First Horizon Advisors Inc. Acquires 3,000 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 41,171 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,000 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $966,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Avior Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 74.4% during the third quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,280 shares of the company’s stock valued at $171,000 after acquiring an additional 3,105 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 36,625,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $858,874,000 after purchasing an additional 2,642,472 shares during the period. Summit Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.7% in the third quarter. Summit Wealth Group LLC now owns 42,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $992,000 after purchasing an additional 3,389 shares in the last quarter. BIP Wealth LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 164.9% in the third quarter. BIP Wealth LLC now owns 69,732 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,635,000 after buying an additional 43,411 shares during the period. Finally, Chesapeake Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $201,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

GOVT stock opened at $22.64 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $23.03 and its 200-day moving average is $22.90.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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.