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

Bulltick Wealth Management LLC decreased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 9.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 11,924 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,311 shares during the period. Bulltick Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $269,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. SteelPeak Wealth LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC now owns 142,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,218,000 after acquiring an additional 441 shares in the last quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.8% in the second quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $262,000 after buying an additional 534 shares during the last quarter. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.5% during the first quarter. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC now owns 14,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $314,000 after acquiring an additional 606 shares during the last quarter. RHS Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. RHS Financial LLC now owns 38,373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $874,000 after acquiring an additional 608 shares during the period. Finally, Salem Investment Counselors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 29.6% in the 1st quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 2,868 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after acquiring an additional 655 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS GOVT opened at $23.51 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.75.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.