Blue Trust Inc. Purchases 1,115 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 1.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 73,451 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,115 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,688,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,763,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,527,054,000 after buying an additional 3,525,851 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,133,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $261,069,000 after acquiring an additional 2,837,004 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% in the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 36,625,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $858,874,000 after acquiring an additional 2,642,472 shares during the period. Mutual Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 18.2% during the fourth quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 11,332,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,741,584 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $34,438,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $22.63 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $22.54 and a 200 day moving average of $22.91.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.0674 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 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.