Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Lowers Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. decreased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 12.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,528,795 shares of the company’s stock after selling 208,915 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $34,360,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Cypress Wealth Services LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 20,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $474,000 after purchasing an additional 456 shares during the period. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC now owns 81,351 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,908,000 after acquiring an additional 466 shares in the last quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 20,402 shares of the company’s stock worth $478,000 after acquiring an additional 481 shares in the last quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC now owns 9,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,000 after acquiring an additional 505 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,953,000 after acquiring an additional 530 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

GOVT stock opened at $22.57 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $22.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.0674 per share. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd.

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.