Allworth Financial LP Increases Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Allworth Financial LP raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 15.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,236,595 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,437,105 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up about 4.1% of Allworth Financial LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. Allworth Financial LP owned 2.94% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $747,159,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of GOVT. NBC Securities Inc. increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.7% during the third quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 10,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $238,000 after acquiring an additional 728 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 138,874 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,257,000 after acquiring an additional 2,173 shares during the last quarter. Net Worth Advisory Group bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter worth about $863,000. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 19.4% in the third quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 755,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,726,000 after purchasing an additional 123,031 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ST Germain D J Co. Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 12.4% in the third quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 963,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,602,000 after purchasing an additional 106,560 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

BATS GOVT opened at $22.63 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $22.54 and a 200-day moving average of $22.91.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.0674 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06.

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.