Vantage Financial Partners LLC Raises Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Vantage Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 321,727 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,375 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up approximately 1.9% of Vantage Financial Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Vantage Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $7,261,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE now owns 222,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,123,000 after purchasing an additional 16,750 shares during the last quarter. TSA Wealth Managment LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $3,359,000. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 491.2% in the fourth quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 3,240 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after acquiring an additional 2,692 shares in the last quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $919,000. Finally, MMA Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $5,123,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

GOVT opened at $23.52 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $23.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.69.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.0629 per share. The ex-dividend date 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 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.