BNP Paribas Has $2.18 Million Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

BNP Paribas cut its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 92,932 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,483 shares during the period. BNP Paribas’ holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $2,179,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in GOVT. Bailard Inc. raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,646,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,167,000 after buying an additional 98,877 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 40.5% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 577,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,544,000 after acquiring an additional 166,466 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 766.7% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 10,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,000 after purchasing an additional 8,970 shares during the period. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,729.4% during the 3rd quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE now owns 369,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,674,000 after purchasing an additional 349,659 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.7% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,081,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,408,000 after purchasing an additional 254,255 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

BATS GOVT opened at $22.81 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.91.

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. This is a positive change 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 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.