Ade LLC Buys 7,211 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Ade LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 26.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 34,412 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,211 shares during the period. Ade LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $807,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. SteelPeak Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC now owns 142,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,218,000 after purchasing an additional 441 shares during the period. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC now owns 81,351 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,908,000 after acquiring an additional 466 shares during the period. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 20,402 shares of the company’s stock worth $478,000 after purchasing an additional 481 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,953,000 after purchasing an additional 530 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TrueWealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.8% during the second quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $262,000 after acquiring an additional 534 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock traded up $0.01 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $22.84. 11,645,399 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.85.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.0629 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06.

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.