PFG Advisors Sells 4,257 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

PFG Advisors decreased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) by 6.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 63,328 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,257 shares during the quarter. PFG Advisors’ holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,455,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of GOVT. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 980 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $43,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.88 on Friday. The stock’s 50-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 firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.0613 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

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