iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Sold by Bailard Inc.

Bailard Inc. decreased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 17.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 931,471 shares of the company’s stock after selling 195,580 shares during the quarter. Bailard Inc. owned 0.08% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $21,405,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cypress Wealth Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.3% during the fourth 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. Magnus Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% in the fourth 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. ONE Advisory Partners LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. ONE Advisory Partners LLC now owns 21,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $492,000 after acquiring an additional 591 shares during the period. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% in the third quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,929,000 after acquiring an additional 656 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $23.00 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $22.54 and a 200 day moving average of $22.88.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a $0.0613 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 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.