WCG Wealth Advisors LLC Reduces Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

WCG Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 57.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,750 shares of the company’s stock after selling 24,458 shares during the period. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $401,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE now owns 222,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,123,000 after buying an additional 16,750 shares in the last quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth $919,000. MMA Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth $5,123,000. Visionary Wealth Advisors purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth $1,861,000. Finally, Adroit Compliance LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth $9,497,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $23.52 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.73.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.0629 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06.

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.