Congress Wealth Management LLC DE Buys 38,505 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Congress Wealth Management LLC DE increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 16.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 267,845 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 38,505 shares during the period. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $6,155,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Cypress Wealth Services LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 20,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,000 after buying an additional 456 shares during the period. Magnus Financial Group LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC now owns 9,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $213,000 after acquiring an additional 505 shares during the period. ONE Advisory Partners LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. ONE Advisory Partners LLC now owns 21,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $492,000 after acquiring an additional 591 shares in the last quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% in the third quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,929,000 after purchasing an additional 656 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

GOVT stock opened at $22.84 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.82.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.0613 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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.