Barclays PLC Boosts Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Barclays PLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 5.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 291,325 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,970 shares during the period. Barclays PLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $6,695,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cypress Wealth Services LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 20,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,000 after purchasing an additional 456 shares in the last quarter. Tyler Stone Wealth Management raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Tyler Stone Wealth Management now owns 12,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $284,000 after purchasing an additional 493 shares in the last quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% during the fourth quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC now owns 9,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,000 after purchasing an additional 505 shares during the last quarter. ONE Advisory Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. ONE Advisory Partners LLC now owns 21,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $492,000 after buying an additional 591 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,929,000 after buying an additional 656 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

BATS GOVT opened at $22.86 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.73.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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.