Cetera Investment Advisers Grows Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 18.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,764,394 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 586,969 shares during the quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers owned 0.33% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $84,962,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $919,000. Visionary Wealth Advisors bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,861,000. Adroit Compliance LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $9,497,000. Cetera Advisor Networks LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 268.6% during the fourth quarter. Cetera Advisor Networks LLC now owns 2,084,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,019,000 after acquiring an additional 1,518,736 shares during the period. Finally, 1832 Asset Management L.P. boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 43.1% in the fourth quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,153,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,617,000 after purchasing an additional 648,290 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $23.45 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.78.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.0629 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is an increase 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.