Catalina Capital Group LLC Purchases 5,671 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Catalina Capital Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 3.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 150,233 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,671 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises about 1.2% of Catalina Capital Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Catalina Capital Group LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $3,523,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Avidian Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $207,000. Csenge Advisory Group boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 20.4% during the first quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 30,904 shares of the company’s stock valued at $704,000 after buying an additional 5,236 shares during the last quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 10.0% during the first quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp now owns 2,650,947 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,362,000 after buying an additional 242,008 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 15.4% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 1,209,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,532,000 after buying an additional 161,397 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Topel & Distasi Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 26.5% during the 1st quarter. Topel & Distasi Wealth Management LLC now owns 508,980 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,589,000 after acquiring an additional 106,545 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

BATS GOVT opened at $22.79 on Wednesday. The business 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 company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a $0.0629 dividend. This is an increase from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

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.