iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Sold by International Assets Investment Management LLC

International Assets Investment Management LLC cut its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 13.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 19,477 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,122 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $438,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of GOVT. Citigroup Inc. raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 10.1% in the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 59,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,314,000 after acquiring an additional 5,490 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.1% in the 3rd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 171,165 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,772,000 after buying an additional 43,492 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 78.8% in the 3rd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 236,293 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,208,000 after buying an additional 104,173 shares during the period. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 12.1% during the 3rd quarter. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC now owns 1,200,625 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,462,000 after buying an additional 129,852 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 223.8% during the third quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC now owns 294,109 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,482,000 after acquiring an additional 203,284 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $22.72 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $22.41 and a 200 day 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. Investors of record on Monday, June 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.0594 per share. This is an increase from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 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.