iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Acquired by Strategic Blueprint LLC

Strategic Blueprint LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 14.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 528,894 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 68,483 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises 0.8% of Strategic Blueprint LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Strategic Blueprint LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $12,403,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $55,000. Albion Financial Group UT grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 222.0% during the first quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 9,732 shares of the company’s stock worth $222,000 after buying an additional 6,710 shares during the last quarter. DMC Group LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 56.5% in the 1st quarter. DMC Group LLC now owns 29,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $662,000 after acquiring an additional 10,485 shares during the period. KWB Wealth purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $4,028,000. Finally, Norden Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,454,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of GOVT stock traded down $0.03 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $22.83. The company had a trading volume of 9,357,342 shares. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.85.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given 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 of this dividend 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.