Vestor Capital LLC Trims Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Vestor Capital LLC lessened its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 73.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,982 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,732 shares during the period. Vestor Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $115,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Criterion Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Archer Investment Corp boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 75.5% in the third quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 1,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 781 shares during the period. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $49,000. Finally, Salem Investment Counselors Inc. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 41.5% during the 4th quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 2,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 649 shares during the period.

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

BATS GOVT traded up $0.04 on Thursday, reaching $22.40. 4,062,040 shares of the stock traded hands. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.46 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.53.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a dividend of $0.0583 per share. This is an increase from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st.

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.