iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Bought by Clifford Group LLC

Clifford Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 31,121 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,332 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises 0.6% of Clifford Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Clifford Group LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $702,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. Vantage Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 19.0% during the fourth quarter. Vantage Financial Partners LLC now owns 317,798 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,322,000 after acquiring an additional 50,821 shares during the last quarter. Aveo Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $237,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 41.4% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 16,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $381,000 after buying an additional 4,843 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 12.6% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 39,932 shares of the company’s stock valued at $920,000 after buying an additional 4,469 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prairieview Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $10,629,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $23.52 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $23.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.73.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a $0.0629 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06.

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.