iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Sold by Concord Wealth Partners

Concord Wealth Partners decreased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 31.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,707 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,698 shares during the period. Concord Wealth Partners’ holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $85,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Raymond James & Associates boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 11.8% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 595,483 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,124,000 after acquiring an additional 62,937 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,200,065 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,449,000 after buying an additional 15,004 shares during the period. Foster & Motley Inc. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. now owns 38,973 shares of the company’s stock worth $859,000 after buying an additional 1,986 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 220.6% during the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 116,920 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,577,000 after buying an additional 80,455 shares during the period. Finally, Independent Advisor Alliance grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 36.8% during the 3rd quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 12,051 shares of the company’s stock valued at $266,000 after acquiring an additional 3,242 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.23 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $22.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.51.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a $0.0583 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st. This is an increase 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.