U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC Has $1.34 Million Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 58,094 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,053 shares during the quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,335,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of GOVT. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,763,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,527,054,000 after purchasing an additional 3,525,851 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,133,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $261,069,000 after purchasing an additional 2,837,004 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 36,625,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $858,874,000 after purchasing an additional 2,642,472 shares in the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 11,332,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,741,584 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $34,438,000.

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

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.57 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $22.59 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be given a $0.0674 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change 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.