Bogart Wealth LLC Reduces Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Bogart Wealth LLC trimmed its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 9.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,355 shares of the company’s stock after selling 481 shares during the quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $100,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.5% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 85,547,733 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,885,472,000 after buying an additional 6,707,884 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 25,183,931 shares of the company’s stock valued at $580,238,000 after acquiring an additional 486,526 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 33.1% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 17,819,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $392,741,000 after purchasing an additional 4,427,187 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 14.8% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 16,257,132 shares of the company’s stock worth $358,307,000 after purchasing an additional 2,096,717 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 64.7% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 14,350,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $330,624,000 after purchasing an additional 5,635,763 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS GOVT traded down $0.04 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $22.35. 4,435,556 shares of the stock were exchanged. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.53.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a $0.0583 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st. This is an increase 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.