TFB Advisors LLC Grows Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

TFB Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 12.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 71,078 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,626 shares during the period. TFB Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,633,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Collier Financial acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $715,000. Sovran Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth $1,919,000. BostonPremier Wealth LLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth $1,491,000. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,333,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,620,000 after acquiring an additional 12,575 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $2,497,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.55 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $22.56 and a 200 day moving average of $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.