Advyzon Investment Management LLC Takes $903,000 Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Advyzon Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 39,277 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $903,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. WealthCare Investment Partners LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. WealthCare Investment Partners LLC now owns 118,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,663,000 after acquiring an additional 4,946 shares during the period. Wealth Alliance boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 17.0% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Alliance now owns 13,175 shares of the company’s stock worth $303,000 after purchasing an additional 1,919 shares during the period. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 36.9% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. now owns 214,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,927,000 after purchasing an additional 57,802 shares during the last quarter. Financial Management Network Inc. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 24.7% in the 4th quarter. Financial Management Network Inc. now owns 206,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,625,000 after purchasing an additional 40,883 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Joel Adams & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $500,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $22.57 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $22.52 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.90.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.0674 dividend. This is an increase from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 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.