Wealthspire Advisors LLC Sells 127,111 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Wealthspire Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 24.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 390,175 shares of the company’s stock after selling 127,111 shares during the quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $8,966,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Raymond James & Associates boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 40.5% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 577,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,544,000 after purchasing an additional 166,466 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 9.0% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 326,354 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,653,000 after purchasing an additional 26,853 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 766.7% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 10,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,000 after purchasing an additional 8,970 shares in the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 623.8% in the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 36,550 shares of the company’s stock worth $857,000 after purchasing an additional 31,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Silver Oak Securities Incorporated acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $418,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.70 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.89.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.0674 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06.

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.