Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC Lowers Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Posted by William Tyler on Aug 7th, 2024

Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC decreased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT – Free Report) by 2.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 68,020 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,758 shares during the period. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,535,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the first quarter worth $30,000. Criterion Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth $52,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS GOVT traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $23.13. The stock had a trading volume of 5,705,339 shares. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $22.70 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.59.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 5th. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st were given a $0.0606 dividend. This is an increase from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 1st.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Profile

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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.