22,459 Shares in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Purchased by Prudent Investors Network Inc.

Prudent Investors Network Inc. acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 22,459 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $511,000. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for 0.2% of Prudent Investors Network Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest holding.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of GOVT. Ascent Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 117,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,670,000 after acquiring an additional 2,043 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 25.7% in the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 694,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,812,000 after buying an additional 141,859 shares in the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 36.3% during the first quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,935,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,849,000 after buying an additional 782,324 shares during the last quarter. JT Stratford LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.6% during the first quarter. JT Stratford LLC now owns 322,121 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,335,000 after acquiring an additional 25,426 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,752,554 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,216,000 after acquiring an additional 62,837 shares during the last quarter.

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

GOVT stock traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $22.88. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,825,932 shares. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.58.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company 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.