Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Sells 208,915 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. reduced its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 12.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,528,795 shares of the company’s stock after selling 208,915 shares during the quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. owned about 0.14% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $34,360,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.3% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 27,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $626,000 after buying an additional 1,380 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 40.5% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 577,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,544,000 after buying an additional 166,466 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 766.7% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 10,140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $238,000 after buying an additional 8,970 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.8% during the third quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 66,781 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,566,000 after buying an additional 1,209 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,133,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $261,069,000 after buying an additional 2,837,004 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

GOVT opened at $22.57 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.0674 per share. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 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.