Calton & Associates Inc. Makes New $2.09 Million Investment in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Calton & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 89,301 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,094,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of GOVT. Bailard Inc. grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,646,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,167,000 after acquiring an additional 98,877 shares during the last quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,729.4% during the 3rd quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE now owns 369,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,674,000 after purchasing an additional 349,659 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.7% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,081,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,408,000 after purchasing an additional 254,255 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 732.8% during the 2nd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 5,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,000 after purchasing an additional 4,910 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 109.3% during the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 577,617 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,037,000 after purchasing an additional 301,669 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of GOVT stock traded down $0.13 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $22.91. 7,273,174 shares of the company were exchanged. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $23.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.83.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a $0.0629 dividend. 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.