iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Sold by Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group

Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group lowered its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 70.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 2,314 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,598 shares during the period. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $53,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Stonehearth Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Stonehearth Capital Management LLC now owns 49,245 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,119,000 after purchasing an additional 462 shares in the last quarter. Summit Wealth Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. Summit Wealth Group LLC now owns 39,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $878,000 after acquiring an additional 543 shares in the last quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE now owns 205,610 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,532,000 after acquiring an additional 619 shares in the last quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 41.5% during the fourth quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 2,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 649 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC now owns 29,566 shares of the company’s stock worth $681,000 after acquiring an additional 721 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.18 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $22.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.49.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a dividend of $0.0583 per share. This is an increase from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company 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.