Cobblestone Asset Management LLC Reduces Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Cobblestone Asset Management LLC trimmed its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 24,952 shares of the company’s stock after selling 757 shares during the quarter. Cobblestone Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $585,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bailard Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,646,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,167,000 after buying an additional 98,877 shares during the last quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,729.4% in the third quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE now owns 369,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,674,000 after acquiring an additional 349,659 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.7% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,081,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,408,000 after purchasing an additional 254,255 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 732.8% in the 2nd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 5,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,000 after purchasing an additional 4,910 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 109.3% in the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 577,617 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,037,000 after purchasing an additional 301,669 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of GOVT traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $23.04. 6,728,595 shares of the company traded hands. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $23.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.82.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company 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.