Good Life Advisors LLC Takes $1.20 Million Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Good Life Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 51,270 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,202,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in GOVT. Westside Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 79.9% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,680 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 746 shares during the period. Family Asset Management LLC increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 210.9% in the second quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,291 shares during the period. Avion Wealth acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $52,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

BATS:GOVT opened at $23.02 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $23.33 and a 200 day moving average of $22.82.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a $0.0629 dividend. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd.

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.