IRON Financial LLC Has $425,000 Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

IRON Financial LLC lessened its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 71.5% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 18,141 shares of the company’s stock after selling 45,470 shares during the period. IRON Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $425,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of GOVT. Westside Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at $29,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 79.9% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,680 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 746 shares during the last quarter. Family Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 210.9% during the second quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,291 shares during the period. Finally, Avion Wealth acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $45,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $22.82. 4,351,702 shares of the company’s stock traded hands. The company has a fifty day moving average of $23.26 and a 200 day moving average of $22.85.

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 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.