iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Sold by Tradition Wealth Management LLC

Tradition Wealth Management LLC cut its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 6.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 11,355 shares of the company’s stock after selling 756 shares during the period. Tradition Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $261,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Cypress Wealth Services LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 20,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $474,000 after acquiring an additional 456 shares during the period. Tyler Stone Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Tyler Stone Wealth Management now owns 12,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $284,000 after purchasing an additional 493 shares in the last quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC now owns 9,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,000 after purchasing an additional 505 shares during the last quarter. ONE Advisory Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. ONE Advisory Partners LLC now owns 21,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $492,000 after purchasing an additional 591 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,929,000 after purchasing an additional 656 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.72 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.73.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.0613 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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.