Occidental Asset Management LLC Has $13.23 Million Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Occidental Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 6.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 564,121 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 35,244 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up 2.1% of Occidental Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Occidental Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $13,229,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Westside Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at $29,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 79.9% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,680 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 746 shares during the last quarter. Family Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 210.9% during the 2nd quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 1,291 shares during the period. Avion Wealth bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $52,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of GOVT opened at $23.00 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.81.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a dividend of $0.0629 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 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.