Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group Reduces Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group lowered its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 70.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,314 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,598 shares during the quarter. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $53,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Stonehearth Capital Management LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Stonehearth Capital Management LLC now owns 49,245 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,119,000 after buying an additional 462 shares during the last quarter. Summit Wealth Group LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Summit Wealth Group LLC now owns 39,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $878,000 after buying an additional 543 shares during the last quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE now owns 205,610 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,532,000 after buying an additional 619 shares during the last quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 41.5% during the 4th quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 2,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 649 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC now owns 29,566 shares of the company’s stock worth $681,000 after buying an additional 721 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.18 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $22.56 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.49.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.0583 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st. This is an increase from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.05.

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.