iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Purchased by Jordan Park Group LLC

Jordan Park Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 15.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,038,850 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,193,823 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up about 15.4% of Jordan Park Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Jordan Park Group LLC owned approximately 0.80% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $207,713,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at about $38,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% during the third quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 123.0% in the fourth quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 980 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.57 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $22.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.90.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid 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 was Monday, February 3rd.

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.