iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Sold by Private Advisor Group LLC

Private Advisor Group LLC trimmed its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 14.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 676,002 shares of the company’s stock after selling 114,093 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC owned approximately 0.06% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $15,535,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter worth about $38,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% during the third quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 123.0% in the fourth quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 980 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $22.57 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.90.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.