iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Bought by Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC

Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 51.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 102,619 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 34,670 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises about 0.3% of Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest holding. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $2,316,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.9% in the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 26,933,904 shares of the company’s stock worth $613,285,000 after acquiring an additional 1,749,973 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 16,665,186 shares of the company’s stock valued at $383,966,000 after purchasing an additional 408,054 shares during the last quarter. Peavine Capital LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.1% during the first quarter. Peavine Capital LLC now owns 9,848,623 shares of the company’s stock worth $224,253,000 after buying an additional 293,858 shares in the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 11.5% in the first quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 8,233,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $187,479,000 after buying an additional 847,428 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morningstar Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $144,757,000.

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

GOVT stock traded up $0.04 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $23.49. 7,005,467 shares of the stock traded hands. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $23.02 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.68.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF 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.