Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC Has $24.05 Million Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC decreased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 8.8% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 1,025,373 shares of the company’s stock after selling 98,864 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises approximately 3.7% of Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $24,045,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of GOVT. Able Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $80,000. Scarborough Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $153,000. Syon Capital LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $221,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $116,000. Finally, True Vision MN LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $663,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of BATS:GOVT traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $23.02. 26,433,160 shares of the company traded hands. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $23.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.81.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a $0.0629 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06.

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.