Austin Private Wealth LLC Raises Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Austin Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 68,273 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 719 shares during the period. Austin Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,601,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Westside Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter worth $38,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 79.9% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,680 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 746 shares during the period. Family Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 210.9% in the 2nd quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,291 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avion Wealth purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $45,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

GOVT traded up $0.11 on Tuesday, hitting $22.77. The company had a trading volume of 5,512,058 shares. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.87.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a $0.0629 dividend. 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.

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.