Rock Creek Group LP Has $24.37 Million Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Rock Creek Group LP lowered its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 61.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,060,389 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,667,576 shares during the period. 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’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $24,368,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 762.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 485,280 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,409,000 after purchasing an additional 428,986 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.7% in the third quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 1,129,671 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,491,000 after buying an additional 50,849 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 28.4% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 25,587 shares of the company’s stock valued at $600,000 after acquiring an additional 5,664 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $617,000. Finally, Edgestream Partners L.P. bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $238,000.

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

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.93 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $22.71 and its 200-day moving average is $22.81.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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