iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Sold by Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc lessened its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 30.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 18,944 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,141 shares during the quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $444,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bailard Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,646,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,167,000 after purchasing an additional 98,877 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates grew 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 valued at $13,544,000 after buying an additional 166,466 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 766.7% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 10,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,000 after acquiring an additional 8,970 shares in the last quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,729.4% in the third quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE now owns 369,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,674,000 after acquiring an additional 349,659 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.7% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,081,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,408,000 after acquiring an additional 254,255 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

GOVT opened at $22.61 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $23.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.88.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 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.