Fund Evaluation Group LLC Buys 1,145,573 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Fund Evaluation Group LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 9.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 13,247,340 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,145,573 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises about 14.2% of Fund Evaluation Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Fund Evaluation Group LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $304,424,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 113,104,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,599,139,000 after buying an additional 5,340,900 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 66,956,719 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,538,665,000 after purchasing an additional 1,543,834 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 343.4% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 49,365,745 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,134,425,000 after acquiring an additional 38,232,721 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.7% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 39,816,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $914,991,000 after acquiring an additional 3,191,079 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 15.4% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 33,236,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $747,159,000 after buying an additional 4,437,105 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.93 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.81.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.0613 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF 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.