11,999 Shares in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Acquired by SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC

SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 11,999 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $271,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. First Pacific Financial raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 9.5% during the 2nd quarter. First Pacific Financial now owns 146,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,303,000 after buying an additional 12,723 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.7% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,081,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,408,000 after buying an additional 254,255 shares during the period. ADE LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.5% during the 2nd quarter. ADE LLC now owns 27,201 shares of the company’s stock worth $614,000 after buying an additional 2,128 shares during the period. Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC now owns 1,124,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,374,000 after buying an additional 35,389 shares during the period. Finally, Western Financial Corp CA raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Western Financial Corp CA now owns 160,928 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,632,000 after buying an additional 1,252 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

GOVT traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $23.25. 15,990,394 shares of the company were exchanged. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $22.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.61.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.