Collier Financial Invests $715,000 in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Collier Financial acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 31,134 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $715,000. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises about 0.6% of Collier Financial’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. Cypress Wealth Services LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 20,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $474,000 after purchasing an additional 456 shares during the period. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC now owns 81,351 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,908,000 after buying an additional 466 shares during the period. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 20,402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $478,000 after acquiring an additional 481 shares during the last quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC now owns 9,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $213,000 after acquiring an additional 505 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,953,000 after acquiring an additional 530 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $22.59 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $22.57 and a 200 day moving average of $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.0674 per share. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 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.