Triumph Capital Management Sells 19,391 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Triumph Capital Management decreased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 51.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,607 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,391 shares during the period. Triumph Capital Management’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $429,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Criterion Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Archer Investment Corp grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 781 shares during the last quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $49,000. Finally, Salem Investment Counselors Inc. lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 41.5% in the fourth quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 2,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 649 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.16 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.51.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a $0.0583 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.05.

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.