Net Worth Advisory Group Reduces Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Net Worth Advisory Group trimmed its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 10.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 33,008 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,775 shares during the period. Net Worth Advisory Group’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $759,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% during the 3rd quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares during the period. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 123.0% during the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 980 shares during the period. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $22.93 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.86.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.0613 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

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.