iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Sold by J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. reduced its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 37.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 16,960 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,257 shares during the quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $391,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 94.1% during the 3rd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 206,716 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,556,000 after purchasing an additional 100,233 shares during the period. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $97,000. Modera Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $22,038,000. Hoese & Co LLP increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Hoese & Co LLP now owns 775,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,395,000 after purchasing an additional 9,991 shares during the period. Finally, Verum Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 130.9% during the 4th quarter. Verum Partners LLC now owns 826,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,038,000 after purchasing an additional 468,478 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $22.18 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $22.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.51.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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