J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. Sells 10,257 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. cut its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 37.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 16,960 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,257 shares during the quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $391,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 48.4% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 62,999 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,394,000 after acquiring an additional 20,537 shares during the period. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 886.6% during the 3rd quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC now owns 2,733 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 2,456 shares during the period. Cedar Brook Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $210,000. Occidental Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 12.9% during the 3rd quarter. Occidental Asset Management LLC now owns 464,816 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,245,000 after acquiring an additional 53,090 shares during the period. Finally, Clarity Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Clarity Financial LLC now owns 14,551 shares of the company’s stock valued at $321,000 after acquiring an additional 775 shares during the period.

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

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.18 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $22.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.51.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.0583 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.05.

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.