Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Purchases 1,101,796 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 280.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,494,812 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,101,796 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $35,054,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bailard Inc. grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,646,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,167,000 after purchasing an additional 98,877 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 40.5% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 577,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,544,000 after purchasing an additional 166,466 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 766.7% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 10,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,000 after purchasing an additional 8,970 shares in the last quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,729.4% in the 3rd quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE now owns 369,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,674,000 after purchasing an additional 349,659 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.7% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,081,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,408,000 after acquiring an additional 254,255 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

GOVT opened at $22.64 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $23.09 and a 200-day moving average of $22.90.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a $0.0629 dividend. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd.

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.