Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Sells 1,575 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 52.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,423 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,575 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $33,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of GOVT. First Heartland Consultants Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.7% in the third quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. now owns 27,528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $646,000 after purchasing an additional 2,210 shares in the last quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $255,000. Verus Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.4% in the third quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC now owns 58,421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,370,000 after purchasing an additional 2,990 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.8% in the third quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 66,781 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,566,000 after purchasing an additional 1,209 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GDS Wealth Management increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 17.3% in the third quarter. GDS Wealth Management now owns 10,440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $245,000 after purchasing an additional 1,538 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

GOVT opened at $22.62 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $23.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.90.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.0629 per share. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

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.