True Vision MN LLC Boosts Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

True Vision MN LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 40,570 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,920 shares during the period. True Vision MN LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $916,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of GOVT. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.6% during the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 104,237,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,352,644,000 after acquiring an additional 6,443,351 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 14.4% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 57,384,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,295,174,000 after purchasing an additional 7,203,276 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.9% in the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 26,933,904 shares of the company’s stock worth $613,285,000 after purchasing an additional 1,749,973 shares during the last quarter. Fund Evaluation Group LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Fund Evaluation Group LLC now owns 11,116,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,899,000 after purchasing an additional 368,383 shares during the period. Finally, Peavine Capital LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. Peavine Capital LLC now owns 9,848,623 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,253,000 after buying an additional 293,858 shares during the last quarter.

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

BATS GOVT opened at $23.62 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $23.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.72.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a $0.0629 dividend. This is an increase 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.