iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Stock Holdings Lifted by Snider Financial Group

Snider Financial Group grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 20.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 476,032 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 80,793 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up approximately 4.1% of Snider Financial Group’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Snider Financial Group’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $11,163,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Westside Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter worth about $29,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $38,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 79.9% during the 2nd 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 period. Family Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 210.9% during the second quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,291 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Avion Wealth bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $45,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $22.60 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $23.14 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.89.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a dividend of $0.0629 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is a boost 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.