iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) is Allworth Financial LP’s 7th Largest Position

Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 15.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,236,595 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,437,105 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises about 4.1% of Allworth Financial LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Allworth Financial LP’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $747,159,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,763,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,527,054,000 after purchasing an additional 3,525,851 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 36,625,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $858,874,000 after buying an additional 2,642,472 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 18,419,461 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,936,000 after buying an additional 639,816 shares during the period. Mutual Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 11,332,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,473,000 after buying an additional 1,741,584 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,133,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $261,069,000 after buying an additional 2,837,004 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.63 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.91.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.0674 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF 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.