Columbus Macro LLC Sells 1,091 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Columbus Macro LLC decreased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 7.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,281 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,091 shares during the quarter. Columbus Macro LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $328,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,763,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,527,054,000 after purchasing an additional 3,525,851 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 36,625,741 shares of the company’s stock valued at $858,874,000 after buying an additional 2,642,472 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 28,799,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $675,348,000 after buying an additional 735,803 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.6% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 18,419,461 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,936,000 after buying an additional 639,816 shares during the period. Finally, Mutual Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 18.2% in the fourth quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 11,332,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,473,000 after buying an additional 1,741,584 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

GOVT stock opened at $22.57 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $22.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd will be paid a $0.0674 dividend. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 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.