iShares International Treasury Bond ETF $IGOV Shares Sold by Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC

Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lessened its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) by 16.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 436,593 shares of the company’s stock after selling 87,568 shares during the quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC owned approximately 1.77% of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF worth $18,599,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IGOV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 16,296.4% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,648,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $243,446,000 after purchasing an additional 5,613,950 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $12,763,000. Creative Planning lifted its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 30.2% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,105,025 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,627,000 after buying an additional 256,315 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 431.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 273,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,784,000 after buying an additional 221,929 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GeoWealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $4,839,000.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $42.76 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $42.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $42.24. iShares International Treasury Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $38.79 and a 12 month high of $43.39.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 19th were paid a $0.587 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 19th. This represents a yield of 142.0%. This is an increase from iShares International Treasury Bond ETF’s previous annual dividend of $0.23.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF, formerly iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, of the S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Index Ex US (the Index). The Index is a market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of bonds denominated in local currencies and issued by foreign governments in developed market countries outside the United States.