Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC Lowers Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC lowered its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 24.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 75,325 shares of the company’s stock after selling 24,145 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises about 0.3% of Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,731,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. NBC Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 10,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $238,000 after purchasing an additional 728 shares in the last quarter. Crane Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Crane Advisory LLC now owns 1,097,675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,345,000 after acquiring an additional 3,980 shares during the period. Legacy Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 10.7% in the 3rd quarter. Legacy Financial Group LLC now owns 11,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $268,000 after purchasing an additional 1,108 shares during the period. Piscataqua Savings Bank acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $82,000. Finally, Proquility Private Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 9.1% in the third quarter. Proquility Private Wealth Partners LLC now owns 244,359 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,730,000 after purchasing an additional 20,358 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $22.43 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.91.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.0674 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 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.