iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Acquired by Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV

Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 1,570.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,040 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,858 shares during the quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $67,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.2% during the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 134,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,071,000 after acquiring an additional 31,141 shares in the last quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 378.8% during the 2nd quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC now owns 2,983 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 2,360 shares in the last quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $8,365,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 61.7% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 106,483 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,438,000 after acquiring an additional 40,647 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Portside Wealth Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $4,915,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

BATS:GOVT traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $22.25. 8,828,048 shares of the company were exchanged. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $22.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.54.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 3rd were given a dividend of $0.0486 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, October 2nd.

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.