iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Stake Cut by Crestwood Advisors Group LLC

Crestwood Advisors Group LLC lessened its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 0.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,305,707 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,364 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up 1.4% of Crestwood Advisors Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC owned 0.29% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $75,965,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 15.4% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 33,236,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $747,159,000 after buying an additional 4,437,105 shares in the last quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 49.5% in the fourth quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC now owns 13,124,464 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,600,000 after acquiring an additional 4,347,422 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,763,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,527,054,000 after acquiring an additional 3,525,851 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,133,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $261,069,000 after purchasing an additional 2,837,004 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 2,642,472 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $22.70 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $22.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.89.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.0674 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06.

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.