iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) is Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC’s 6th Largest Position

Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC reduced its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 8.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,025,373 shares of the company’s stock after selling 98,864 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up 3.7% of Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC owned approximately 0.09% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $24,045,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Bailard Inc. raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,646,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,167,000 after acquiring an additional 98,877 shares during the last quarter. Able Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $80,000. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,729.4% during the third quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE now owns 369,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,674,000 after purchasing an additional 349,659 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.7% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,081,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,408,000 after buying an additional 254,255 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SageView Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 17.3% in the 4th quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 52,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,205,000 after buying an additional 7,769 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS:GOVT traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $23.02. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 26,433,160 shares. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.34 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.81.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a dividend of $0.0629 per share. This is an increase from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 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.