Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Purchases New Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 16,941 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $397,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Westside Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter worth $29,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter worth $38,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 79.9% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,680 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 746 shares during the period. Family Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 210.9% in the second quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 1,291 shares during the period. Finally, Avion Wealth bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter worth $45,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.87 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $22.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.91.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.0629 per share. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 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.