iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Sold by Williams Financial LLC

Williams Financial LLC lowered its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 3.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 204,909 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,395 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up approximately 3.4% of Williams Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Williams Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $4,721,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in GOVT. WealthCare Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. WealthCare Investment Partners LLC now owns 94,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,171,000 after buying an additional 2,739 shares in the last quarter. Verum Partners LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 130.9% in the fourth quarter. Verum Partners LLC now owns 826,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,038,000 after purchasing an additional 468,478 shares during the period. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $97,000. Procyon Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 10.1% in the fourth quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 21,458 shares of the company’s stock valued at $494,000 after buying an additional 1,968 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Pacific Financial grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 10.2% in the fourth quarter. First Pacific Financial now owns 119,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,763,000 after buying an additional 11,063 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

GOVT traded up $0.03 on Friday, hitting $22.77. 8,086,482 shares of the company were exchanged. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $22.69 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.47.

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.