iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Holdings Boosted by Strategic Financial Concepts LLC

Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 511.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 189,677 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 158,649 shares during the quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $4,359,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cypress Wealth Services LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 20,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $474,000 after acquiring an additional 456 shares during the last quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 valued at $478,000 after acquiring an additional 481 shares in the last quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC now owns 9,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,000 after purchasing an additional 505 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ONE Advisory Partners LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. ONE Advisory Partners LLC now owns 21,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $492,000 after purchasing an additional 591 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $22.63 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $22.54 and its 200 day moving average is $22.91.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.0674 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 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

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.