iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Sold by Donaldson Capital Management LLC

Donaldson Capital Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 23.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 16,964 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,078 shares during the period. Donaldson Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $386,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in GOVT. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 94.1% during the third quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 206,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,556,000 after purchasing an additional 100,233 shares in the last quarter. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $97,000. Modera Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $22,038,000. Hoese & Co LLP raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Hoese & Co LLP now owns 775,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,395,000 after purchasing an additional 9,991 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Verum Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 130.9% during the 4th quarter. Verum Partners LLC now owns 826,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,038,000 after buying an additional 468,478 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock traded up $0.04 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $22.16. 4,752,787 shares of the company were exchanged. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $22.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.50.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a $0.0583 dividend. This is an increase from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st.

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.