Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Raises Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 5.1% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,852,128 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 89,790 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $43,432,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Westside Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at about $38,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 79.9% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,680 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 746 shares during the last quarter. Family Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 210.9% in the 2nd quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,291 shares during the period. Finally, Avion Wealth acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $45,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

GOVT opened at $22.86 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.84.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.