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

Optas LLC lessened its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 1.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 404,369 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,587 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for approximately 2.0% of Optas LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Optas LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $9,292,000 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. Cypress Wealth Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 20,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,000 after buying an additional 456 shares during the last quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC now owns 81,351 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,908,000 after purchasing an additional 466 shares during the last quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 20,402 shares of the company’s stock worth $478,000 after buying an additional 481 shares during the last quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC now owns 9,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,000 after acquiring an additional 505 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,953,000 after acquiring an additional 530 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.53 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $22.60 and a 200-day moving average of $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.0674 per share. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd.

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.