iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Sold by Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV

Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 32.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 15,568 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,645 shares during the period. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $365,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. SteelPeak Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC now owns 142,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,218,000 after acquiring an additional 441 shares during the period. TrueWealth Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $262,000 after buying an additional 534 shares in the last quarter. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC now owns 14,125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $314,000 after buying an additional 606 shares in the last quarter. RHS Financial LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. RHS Financial LLC now owns 38,373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $874,000 after buying an additional 608 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Centaurus Financial Inc. grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 10.9% in the 2nd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 6,258 shares of the company’s stock valued at $141,000 after buying an additional 613 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of GOVT opened at $23.13 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $23.34 and a 200-day moving average of $22.79.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a dividend of $0.0629 per share. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 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.