U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC Has $996,000 Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 20.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 43,213 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,340 shares during the period. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $996,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 94.1% in the third quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 206,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,556,000 after acquiring an additional 100,233 shares during the last quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $205,000. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $97,000. Modera Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $22,038,000. Finally, Hoese & Co LLP raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Hoese & Co LLP now owns 775,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,395,000 after buying an additional 9,991 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $22.33 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.52.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.0583 per share. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st.

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.