iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Purchased by ORG Partners LLC

ORG Partners LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 76.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 21,630 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,375 shares during the period. ORG Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $499,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 94.1% in the 3rd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 206,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,556,000 after buying an additional 100,233 shares during the last quarter. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $97,000. Modera Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $22,038,000. Hoese & Co LLP lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Hoese & Co LLP now owns 775,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,395,000 after buying an additional 9,991 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Verum Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 130.9% in the 4th quarter. Verum Partners LLC now owns 826,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,038,000 after buying an additional 468,478 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock traded up $0.06 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $22.30. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,876,080 shares. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $22.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.48.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a $0.0583 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.05.

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.