Larson Financial Group LLC Trims Stock Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Larson Financial Group LLC reduced its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 29.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 1,519 shares of the company’s stock after selling 625 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $35,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in GOVT. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% during the third quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying 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 fourth quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying 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 fourth quarter worth about $43,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

BATS GOVT opened at $22.88 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.85.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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