Farmers National Bank Buys 680 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Farmers National Bank boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 4.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 17,883 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 680 shares during the period. Farmers National Bank’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $404,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. SteelPeak Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC now owns 142,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,218,000 after acquiring an additional 441 shares during the period. TrueWealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.8% in the second quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $262,000 after buying an additional 534 shares during the period. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC now owns 14,125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $314,000 after buying an additional 606 shares during the last quarter. RHS Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. RHS Financial LLC now owns 38,373 shares of the company’s stock worth $874,000 after acquiring an additional 608 shares during the period. Finally, Salem Investment Counselors Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 29.6% during the 1st quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 2,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after acquiring an additional 655 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $23.45 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $23.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.78.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid 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 of this dividend 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.