First Heartland Consultants Inc. Has $646,000 Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

First Heartland Consultants Inc. grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) by 8.7% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 27,528 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,210 shares during the quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $646,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. SteelPeak Wealth LLC increased its position in 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 worth $3,218,000 after purchasing an additional 441 shares during the last quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC now owns 81,351 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,908,000 after purchasing an additional 466 shares during the last quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,953,000 after purchasing an additional 530 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TrueWealth Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,000 after purchasing an additional 534 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $22.61 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $23.16 and its 200-day moving average is $22.89.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business 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 an increase from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06.

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

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