Verus Capital Partners LLC Raises Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Posted by Grant Hamersma on Jul 16th, 2024

Verus Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT – Free Report) by 34.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 25,961 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,696 shares during the quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $591,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in GOVT. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the first quarter worth about $30,000. Criterion Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $49,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

BATS:GOVT traded down $0.06 on Tuesday, hitting $22.76. 4,217,642 shares of the stock were exchanged. The business has a fifty day moving average of $22.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.59.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 5th. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st were issued a $0.0606 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 1st. This is an increase from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Profile

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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.