Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. Takes $52,000 Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 2,287 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $52,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth $30,000. Criterion Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 1st quarter worth $55,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

BATS GOVT traded down $0.18 on Wednesday, reaching $23.18. The company had a trading volume of 11,249,005 shares. The company has a 50 day moving average of $22.70 and a 200 day moving average of $22.59.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.0606 per share. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 1st.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

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