Stone House Investment Management LLC Boosts Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Stone House Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 47.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 24,219 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,752 shares during the quarter. Stone House Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $558,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. RVW Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,000. GeoWealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Archer Investment Corp boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 75.5% in the third quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 1,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 781 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS GOVT traded down $0.06 on Wednesday, reaching $22.13. 6,938,520 shares of the company were exchanged. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.58 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. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a $0.0583 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.05.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company 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.