Mather Group LLC. Has $5.61 Million Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Mather Group LLC. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 8.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 246,364 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 18,472 shares during the quarter. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $5,610,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Morningstar Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $144,757,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 64.7% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 14,350,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $330,624,000 after buying an additional 5,635,763 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,428.6% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 4,701,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,320,000 after acquiring an additional 4,393,824 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 581.8% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,177,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,350,000 after acquiring an additional 2,711,371 shares during the period. Finally, GLOBALT Investments LLC GA acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $60,738,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT traded down $0.18 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $23.18. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 11,244,444 shares. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $22.70 and a 200 day moving average of $22.59.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.0606 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 1st. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06.

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.