Wealthspire Advisors LLC Cuts Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Wealthspire Advisors LLC reduced its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 9.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 587,983 shares of the company’s stock after selling 64,233 shares during the quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC owned 0.05% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $13,547,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Criterion Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. Archer Investment Corp boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 75.5% in the 3rd 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 4th quarter valued at $49,000. Finally, Salem Investment Counselors Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 41.5% in the 4th quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 2,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 649 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS GOVT traded up $0.04 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $22.40. 4,062,040 shares of the company were exchanged. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $22.46 and a 200 day moving average of $22.53.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued 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 of this dividend 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.