Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC Has $2.41 Million Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC cut its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 8.9% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 104,772 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,277 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $2,408,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% during the third quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 123.0% during the fourth quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 980 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $22.55 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.0674 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase 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.