Paladin Advisory Group LLC Acquires 68,462 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Paladin Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 32.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 280,684 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 68,462 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up 5.3% of Paladin Advisory Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Paladin Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $6,467,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Peavine Capital LLC bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $220,142,000. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30,577.4% in the 4th quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,307,734 shares of the company’s stock worth $191,410,000 after purchasing an additional 8,280,653 shares in the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3,451.1% in the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 7,386,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $170,177,000 after purchasing an additional 7,178,164 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 85,547,733 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,885,472,000 after purchasing an additional 6,707,884 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $148,306,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $22.21. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 10,929,759 shares. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.56 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.49.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a $0.0583 dividend. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st.

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.