Rock Creek Group LP Sells 1,667,576 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Rock Creek Group LP trimmed its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 61.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,060,389 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,667,576 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for 2.1% of Rock Creek Group LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Rock Creek Group LP owned about 0.09% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $24,368,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of GOVT. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 113,104,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,599,139,000 after buying an additional 5,340,900 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 66,956,719 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,538,665,000 after acquiring an additional 1,543,834 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 343.4% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 49,365,745 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,134,425,000 after acquiring an additional 38,232,721 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.7% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 39,816,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $914,991,000 after purchasing an additional 3,191,079 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 15.4% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 33,236,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $747,159,000 after purchasing an additional 4,437,105 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.93 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $22.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.81.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.0613 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

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.