Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC Raises Stock Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 6.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,562,827 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 88,756 shares during the quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC owned approximately 0.14% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $35,914,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.3% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 27,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $626,000 after buying an additional 1,380 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 9.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,484,339 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,110,000 after acquiring an additional 122,353 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 334,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,686,000 after acquiring an additional 8,101 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $759,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 39,816,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $914,991,000 after purchasing an additional 3,191,079 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

GOVT stock opened at $22.86 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.73.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.0613 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 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.