Brueske Advisory Services LLC Acquires New Shares in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Brueske Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 1,160,633 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,671,000. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for about 23.7% of Brueske Advisory Services LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest holding.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of GOVT. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 27,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $626,000 after purchasing an additional 1,380 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 334,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,686,000 after acquiring an additional 8,101 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 66,781 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,566,000 after buying an additional 1,209 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,133,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $261,069,000 after purchasing an additional 2,837,004 shares during the period. Finally, Dodds Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Dodds Wealth LLC now owns 1,006,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,626,000 after purchasing an additional 31,125 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.92 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.88.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.0674 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 Monday, February 3rd.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company 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.