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

Cypress Wealth Services LLC lessened its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) by 24.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,106 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,109 shares during the period. Cypress Wealth Services LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $572,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of GOVT. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.0% in the 4th 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 last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 16,665,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $383,966,000 after buying an additional 408,054 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 64.7% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 14,350,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $330,624,000 after buying an additional 5,635,763 shares in the last quarter. Peavine Capital LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $220,142,000. Finally, Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30,577.4% during the fourth quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,307,734 shares of the company’s stock worth $191,410,000 after buying an additional 8,280,653 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS GOVT traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $22.67. 3,537,518 shares of the stock were exchanged. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.62.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 3rd were given a dividend of $0.0594 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 3rd. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

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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.

Further Reading

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

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