EP Wealth Advisors LLC Has $123.48 Million Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 3.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,373,142 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 179,314 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for about 1.0% of EP Wealth Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. EP Wealth Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.48% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $123,475,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of GOVT. OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. PSI Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in 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 period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $22.81 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $22.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.72.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.0613 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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.