Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC Grows Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 2.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 334,455 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,101 shares during the quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $7,686,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter worth $38,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% in the 3rd quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 123.0% in the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 980 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.54 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $22.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.90.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.0674 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 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.