Costello Asset Management INC Sells 17,092 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Costello Asset Management INC lowered its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 50.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 16,789 shares of the company’s stock after selling 17,092 shares during the period. Costello Asset Management INC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $386,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cypress Wealth Services LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 20,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,000 after buying an additional 456 shares during the last quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC now owns 81,351 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,908,000 after buying an additional 466 shares during the period. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 20,402 shares of the company’s stock worth $478,000 after acquiring an additional 481 shares during the last quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC now owns 9,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $213,000 after acquiring an additional 505 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,953,000 after acquiring an additional 530 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

BATS GOVT opened at $22.58 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.92.

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.