Strategic Financial Concepts LLC Has $4.36 Million Stock Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 511.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 189,677 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 158,649 shares during the quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $4,359,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% in 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 during the period. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 123.0% in the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 980 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $22.63 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $22.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.91.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.