iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Sold by OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC

OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC lowered its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 42.0% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 66,919 shares of the company’s stock after selling 48,449 shares during the quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,569,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the first quarter worth $571,000. Crewe Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $82,000. CreativeOne Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 71.9% in the first quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 194,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,436,000 after purchasing an additional 81,447 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.3% during the first quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,752,554 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,216,000 after buying an additional 62,837 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JT Stratford LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.6% during the first quarter. JT Stratford LLC now owns 322,121 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,335,000 after buying an additional 25,426 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

GOVT stock opened at $22.62 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $23.11 and its 200 day moving average is $22.90.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a $0.0629 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF 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.