Stonehearth Capital Management LLC Increases Stock Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Stonehearth Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 55.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 36,459 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,984 shares during the period. Stonehearth Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $855,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in GOVT. Bailard Inc. grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.4% during the second quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,646,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,167,000 after acquiring an additional 98,877 shares during the period. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $919,000. Visionary Wealth Advisors purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,861,000. Adroit Compliance LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $9,497,000. Finally, 1832 Asset Management L.P. grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 43.1% during the fourth quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,153,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,617,000 after acquiring an additional 648,290 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

GOVT stock opened at $23.39 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $23.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.78.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid 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.