Aspire Private Capital LLC Sells 651 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Aspire Private Capital LLC reduced its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 12.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,573 shares of the company’s stock after selling 651 shares during the quarter. Aspire Private Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $105,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Criterion Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Archer Investment Corp raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 75.5% during the 3rd quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 1,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 781 shares during the last quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,000. Finally, Salem Investment Counselors Inc. increased its position in 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 buying an additional 649 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock remained flat at $22.21 during midday trading on Tuesday. The company had a trading volume of 6,423,889 shares. The company has a 50-day moving average of $22.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.50.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.