Cerity Partners OCIO LLC Has $11.35 Million Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Cerity Partners OCIO LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 5.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 493,726 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,807 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for about 0.8% of Cerity Partners OCIO LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Cerity Partners OCIO LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $11,346,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of GOVT. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.3% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 27,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $626,000 after purchasing an additional 1,380 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 9.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,484,339 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,110,000 after acquiring an additional 122,353 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 334,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,686,000 after acquiring an additional 8,101 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $759,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 39,816,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $914,991,000 after purchasing an additional 3,191,079 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

GOVT stock opened at $23.17 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $22.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.79.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.0613 dividend. 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.