Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning LLC Purchases Shares of 3,192 iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 3,192 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $74,000.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 41.5% during the 4th quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 2,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 649 shares in the last quarter. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC now owns 29,566 shares of the company’s stock worth $681,000 after acquiring an additional 721 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 15,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,000 after acquiring an additional 740 shares during the period. Archer Investment Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 75.5% during the 3rd quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 1,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 781 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WCG Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 158,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,503,000 after purchasing an additional 877 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

BATS:GOVT traded down $0.01 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $22.47. The company had a trading volume of 4,063,426 shares. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.58.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.