3EDGE Asset Management LP Sells 80,164 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

3EDGE Asset Management LP cut its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 4.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,782,292 shares of the company’s stock after selling 80,164 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up about 2.5% of 3EDGE Asset Management LP’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest holding. 3EDGE Asset Management LP’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $40,957,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $38,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% in the 3rd quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the period. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 123.0% in the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 980 shares during the period.

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

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.54 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $22.53 and its 200-day moving average is $22.90.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.0674 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change 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.