MONECO Advisors LLC Buys New Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

MONECO Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 30,247 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $695,000.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% in the third quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 600 shares during the period. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 123.0% during the fourth 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. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $43,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.70 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $22.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.89.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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