iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Position Boosted by Key Financial Inc

Key Financial Inc grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 338.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 420,287 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 324,448 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for 2.6% of Key Financial Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Key Financial Inc’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $9,683,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in GOVT. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 94.1% in the 3rd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 206,716 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,556,000 after purchasing an additional 100,233 shares during the period. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $97,000. Modera Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $22,038,000. Hoese & Co LLP boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Hoese & Co LLP now owns 775,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,395,000 after buying an additional 9,991 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Verum Partners LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 130.9% during the fourth quarter. Verum Partners LLC now owns 826,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,038,000 after buying an additional 468,478 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of GOVT traded up $0.10 on Wednesday, hitting $22.23. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 8,448,212 shares. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $22.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.49.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a $0.0583 dividend. This is an increase from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st.

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.