Verus Capital Partners LLC Sells 7,023 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Verus Capital Partners LLC cut its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 12.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 51,398 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,023 shares during the period. Verus Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,181,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 27,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $626,000 after acquiring an additional 1,380 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 334,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,686,000 after purchasing an additional 8,101 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.8% in the third quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 66,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,566,000 after purchasing an additional 1,209 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,133,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $261,069,000 after buying an additional 2,837,004 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dodds Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Dodds Wealth LLC now owns 1,006,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,626,000 after buying an additional 31,125 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.90 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $22.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.88.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.0674 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase 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.