Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. Lowers Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. trimmed its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 13.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 421,230 shares of the company’s stock after selling 64,970 shares during the period. Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $9,680,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% during the third quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 600 shares during the period. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 123.0% in the fourth quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 980 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $43,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

GOVT stock opened at $22.94 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $22.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.84.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.0613 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 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.