iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Stock Holdings Lessened by West Wealth Group LLC

West Wealth Group LLC lessened its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 2.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 24,363 shares of the company’s stock after selling 685 shares during the period. West Wealth Group LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $550,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Morningstar Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $144,757,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 64.7% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 14,350,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $330,624,000 after purchasing an additional 5,635,763 shares during the last quarter. School Employees Retirement Board of Ohio acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $84,018,000. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 581.8% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,177,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,350,000 after purchasing an additional 2,711,371 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GLOBALT Investments LLC GA acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $60,738,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

GOVT stock traded down $0.06 during trading on Monday, reaching $23.24. 6,653,929 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.65.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.0629 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 3rd. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06.

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.