Trek Financial LLC Purchases 105,459 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Posted by Defense World Staff on Sep 9th, 2023

Trek Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT – Free Report) by 43.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 346,916 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 105,459 shares during the quarter. Trek Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $8,111,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 24,695 shares of the company’s stock valued at $642,000 after acquiring an additional 1,879 shares during the period. Prudential PLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $1,071,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 338,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,440,000 after purchasing an additional 10,375 shares in the last quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 10.4% in the 1st quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 406,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,132,000 after purchasing an additional 38,476 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.3% in the 1st quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 558,798 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,920,000 after purchasing an additional 142,658 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.38 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $22.60 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.95.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 5th were given a dividend of $0.0506 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 3rd.

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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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.