Matauro LLC Makes New Investment in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Matauro LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 46,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,066,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter worth $38,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% during the third quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 123.0% in the fourth quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 980 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $22.70 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $22.52 and its 200-day moving average is $22.89.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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