South Plains Financial Inc. Invests $195,000 in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

South Plains Financial Inc. bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 8,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $195,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of GOVT. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. PSI Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 123.0% during the fourth quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 980 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.91 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.73.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

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