iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Bought by Family Capital Trust Co

Family Capital Trust Co increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 3,444.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 271,995 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 264,322 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for about 2.1% of Family Capital Trust Co’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Family Capital Trust Co’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $6,248,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,763,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,527,054,000 after purchasing an additional 3,525,851 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 36,625,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $858,874,000 after purchasing an additional 2,642,472 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 28,799,490 shares of the company’s stock worth $675,348,000 after purchasing an additional 735,803 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake 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 worth $431,936,000 after purchasing an additional 639,816 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mutual Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 11,332,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,741,584 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $22.59 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.0674 dividend. 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 Monday, February 3rd.

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.