iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) is Allworth Financial LP’s 7th Largest Position

Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 2.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 28,799,490 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 735,803 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for about 4.1% of Allworth Financial LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. Allworth Financial LP owned 2.55% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $675,348,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of GOVT. Bailard Inc. lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.4% in the second quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,646,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,167,000 after acquiring an additional 98,877 shares during the last quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,729.4% in the 3rd quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE now owns 369,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,674,000 after purchasing an additional 349,659 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.7% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,081,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,408,000 after purchasing an additional 254,255 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 732.8% during the second quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 5,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,000 after purchasing an additional 4,910 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 109.3% during the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 577,617 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,037,000 after purchasing an additional 301,669 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.86 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.84.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.