Capital Investment Counsel LLC Has $3.72 Million Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Capital Investment Counsel LLC trimmed its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 17.4% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 158,598 shares of the company’s stock after selling 33,351 shares during the period. Capital Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $3,719,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Westside Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at $29,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $38,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 79.9% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,680 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 746 shares in the last quarter. Family Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 210.9% during the 2nd quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 1,291 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Avion Wealth acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $45,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.64 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $23.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.90.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a dividend of $0.0629 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is an increase 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.