iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Sold by True Vision MN LLC

True Vision MN LLC trimmed its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 2.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 40,868 shares of the company’s stock after selling 927 shares during the period. True Vision MN LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $939,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,763,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,527,054,000 after purchasing an additional 3,525,851 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,133,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $261,069,000 after purchasing an additional 2,837,004 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 36,625,741 shares of the company’s stock valued at $858,874,000 after purchasing an additional 2,642,472 shares during the period. Mutual Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 18.2% during the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 11,332,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,473,000 after buying an additional 1,741,584 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $34,438,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $22.59 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $22.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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.