WealthCare Investment Partners LLC Raises Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

WealthCare Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 113,615 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,146 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises about 1.1% of WealthCare Investment Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 26th largest position. WealthCare Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $2,620,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. Brookstone Capital Management grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 96,304 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,258,000 after purchasing an additional 2,438 shares in the last quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co. raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co. now owns 234,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,415,000 after purchasing an additional 7,160 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.2% during the third quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 176,251 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,133,000 after purchasing an additional 3,876 shares during the last quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 38.2% during the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 121,138 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,807,000 after purchasing an additional 33,459 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Chesley Taft & Associates LLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $277,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $23.09 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $23.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.80.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.