Tempus Wealth Planning LLC Has $504,000 Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Tempus Wealth Planning LLC cut its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 7.8% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 21,944 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,858 shares during the quarter. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $504,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,380 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 40.5% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 577,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,544,000 after acquiring an additional 166,466 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 766.7% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 10,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,000 after acquiring an additional 8,970 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.8% during the third quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 66,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,566,000 after acquiring an additional 1,209 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,133,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $261,069,000 after acquiring an additional 2,837,004 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.57 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $22.59 and its 200-day moving average is $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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