Blue Trust Inc. Sells 1,167 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Blue Trust Inc. lowered its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 72,336 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,167 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,633,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Westside Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter worth $29,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 79.9% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,680 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 746 shares during the last quarter. Family Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 210.9% during the 2nd quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 1,291 shares in the last quarter. Avion Wealth purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $52,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $23.04 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $23.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.82.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.0629 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06.

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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.