iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Holdings Trimmed by Simplicity Wealth LLC

Simplicity Wealth LLC lowered its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 82.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,711 shares of the company’s stock after selling 83,464 shares during the quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $407,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of GOVT. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in 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 worth $626,000 after purchasing an additional 1,380 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 9.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,484,339 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,110,000 after purchasing an additional 122,353 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 334,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,686,000 after purchasing an additional 8,101 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.8% in the 3rd 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. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $759,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.93 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $22.59 and a 200-day moving average of $22.86.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.0613 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company 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.