Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Decreases Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC decreased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 12.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,177 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,739 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $275,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.9% during the 1st quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 26,933,904 shares of the company’s stock valued at $613,285,000 after acquiring an additional 1,749,973 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 16,665,186 shares of the company’s stock valued at $383,966,000 after purchasing an additional 408,054 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 64.7% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 14,350,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $330,624,000 after purchasing an additional 5,635,763 shares in the last quarter. Peavine Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.1% in the first quarter. Peavine Capital LLC now owns 9,848,623 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,253,000 after purchasing an additional 293,858 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mutual Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 11.5% during the first quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 8,233,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $187,479,000 after buying an additional 847,428 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $23.24 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $22.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.65.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 5th. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st were issued a $0.0606 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 1st. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06.

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.