Certior Financial Group LLC Makes New Investment in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Certior Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 44,802 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,030,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 28.4% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 25,587 shares of the company’s stock valued at $600,000 after buying an additional 5,664 shares in the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 368.8% in the 3rd quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 46,607 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,093,000 after acquiring an additional 36,665 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 905,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,225,000 after acquiring an additional 5,503 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 245.4% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 165,791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,888,000 after purchasing an additional 117,791 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Glen Eagle Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% during the 3rd quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $23.17 on Monday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.78.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.0613 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 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.