Essex Savings Bank Has $329,000 Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Essex Savings Bank raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 44.1% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 14,044 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,299 shares during the period. Essex Savings Bank’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $329,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 18,419,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,936,000 after acquiring an additional 639,816 shares in the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 67,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,585,000 after buying an additional 4,810 shares in the last quarter. Source Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Source Financial Advisors LLC now owns 870,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,424,000 after buying an additional 11,188 shares in the last quarter. TFB Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 63,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,488,000 after buying an additional 1,789 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Portside Wealth Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 11.9% in the 3rd quarter. Portside Wealth Group LLC now owns 240,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,638,000 after buying an additional 25,596 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.77 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $23.18 and a 200 day moving average of $22.88.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a $0.0629 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is a boost 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.