iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Acquired by Rinkey Investments

Rinkey Investments raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 94.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 18,570 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,999 shares during the quarter. Rinkey Investments’ holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $419,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in GOVT. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $521,000. Simplex Trading LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4,539.7% in the fourth quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 24,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $558,000 after purchasing an additional 23,697 shares during the last quarter. Vantage Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 19.0% in the fourth quarter. Vantage Financial Partners LLC now owns 317,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,322,000 after purchasing an additional 50,821 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.5% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 986,758 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,735,000 after purchasing an additional 230,619 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aveo Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $237,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT traded down $0.06 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $23.24. The company had a trading volume of 6,653,929 shares. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $22.95 and its 200-day moving average is $22.65.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd will be given a $0.0629 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 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.