Cook Wealth LLC Has $18.05 Million Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Cook Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 3.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 804,779 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 24,931 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises approximately 8.4% of Cook Wealth LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Cook Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $18,051,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in 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 worth $2,527,054,000 after purchasing an additional 3,525,851 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,133,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $261,069,000 after purchasing an additional 2,837,004 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 18.2% during the fourth quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 11,332,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,473,000 after buying an additional 1,741,584 shares during the period. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter worth about $34,438,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.58 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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.