MML Investors Services LLC Acquires 328,097 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

MML Investors Services LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 22.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,804,314 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 328,097 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC owned approximately 0.16% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $41,463,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.81 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $22.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.74.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid 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.