Alterna Wealth Management Inc. Sells 12,902 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Alterna Wealth Management Inc. cut its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 25.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 38,351 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,902 shares during the period. Alterna Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $881,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cypress Wealth Services LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 20,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,000 after purchasing an additional 456 shares during the last quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC now owns 81,351 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,908,000 after acquiring an additional 466 shares during the last quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $478,000 after acquiring an additional 481 shares in the last quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% during 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 last quarter. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,953,000 after purchasing an additional 530 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $22.58 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $22.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.