BOS Asset Management LLC Has $379,000 Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

BOS Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 37.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,162 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,393 shares during the period. BOS Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $379,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Syon Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $221,000. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $393,000. Wedmont Private Capital raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.6% in the 1st quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 1,866,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,970,000 after buying an additional 99,373 shares during the last quarter. KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 20.9% during the 1st quarter. KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC now owns 12,543 shares of the company’s stock worth $286,000 after acquiring an additional 2,168 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American National Bank acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $128,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS GOVT opened at $23.12 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.82.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a $0.0629 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 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.