iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Stake Increased by Valmark Advisers Inc.

Valmark Advisers Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 13.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 83,697 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,060 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,963,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 14.4% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 57,384,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,295,174,000 after purchasing an additional 7,203,276 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.6% during the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 104,237,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,352,644,000 after acquiring an additional 6,443,351 shares in the last quarter. School Employees Retirement Board of Ohio acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter worth $84,018,000. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 581.8% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,177,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,350,000 after acquiring an additional 2,711,371 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at $33,768,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.84 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $23.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.85.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.