First Pacific Financial Acquires 2,226 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

First Pacific Financial boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 148,576 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,226 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up approximately 0.8% of First Pacific Financial’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding. First Pacific Financial’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $3,484,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bailard Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.4% in the second quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,646,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,167,000 after purchasing an additional 98,877 shares in the last quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,729.4% in the third quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE now owns 369,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,674,000 after purchasing an additional 349,659 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.7% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,081,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,408,000 after purchasing an additional 254,255 shares in the last quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 17.3% in the fourth quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 52,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,205,000 after purchasing an additional 7,769 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 732.8% in the second quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 5,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,000 after purchasing an additional 4,910 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT traded up $0.09 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $23.10. The company had a trading volume of 10,921,438 shares. The company’s fifty day moving average is $23.33 and its 200 day moving average is $22.81.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a $0.0629 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 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.