Cook Wealth LLC Grows Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Cook Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 3.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 804,779 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 24,931 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for about 8.4% of Cook Wealth LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Cook Wealth LLC owned approximately 0.07% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $18,051,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of Montreal Can grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 51.1% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 56,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,280,000 after acquiring an additional 19,037 shares in the last quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 10.9% during the second quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 6,258 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,000 after acquiring an additional 613 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 258.9% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 92,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,176,000 after purchasing an additional 66,951 shares during the last quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.9% in the 3rd quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC now owns 9,998 shares of the company’s stock valued at $234,000 after purchasing an additional 820 shares during the period. Finally, Twele Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 23.1% during the 3rd quarter. Twele Capital Management Inc. now owns 95,735 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,245,000 after purchasing an additional 17,991 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

GOVT opened at $22.58 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $22.60 and its 200-day moving average is $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.0674 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 is 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.