Blueprint Investment Partners LLC Cuts Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Blueprint Investment Partners LLC lowered its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 64.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 460,015 shares of the company’s stock after selling 821,157 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises approximately 1.7% of Blueprint Investment Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Blueprint Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $10,571,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of GOVT. Truist Financial Corp raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 66,956,719 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,538,665,000 after purchasing an additional 1,543,834 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 39,816,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $914,991,000 after buying an additional 3,191,079 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 15.4% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 33,236,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $747,159,000 after acquiring an additional 4,437,105 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 16.2% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 21,409,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $491,992,000 after acquiring an additional 2,990,094 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 56.7% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 20,088,596 shares of the company’s stock worth $461,636,000 after acquiring an additional 7,266,546 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

GOVT opened at $22.92 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $22.66 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.83.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.0613 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.