Greenline Partners LLC Acquires 115,315 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Greenline Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 63.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 297,721 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 115,315 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for approximately 1.0% of Greenline Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position. Greenline Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $6,663,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of GOVT. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 14.4% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 57,384,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,295,174,000 after purchasing an additional 7,203,276 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.6% during the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 104,237,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,352,644,000 after purchasing an additional 6,443,351 shares during the period. Morningstar Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $144,757,000. School Employees Retirement Board of Ohio bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $84,018,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 581.8% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,177,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,350,000 after acquiring an additional 2,711,371 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $23.51 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $23.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.75.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.