Vestor Capital LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Vestor Capital LLC cut its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 91.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 529 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,484 shares during the period. Vestor Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $215,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in GOVT. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 24,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $642,000 after acquiring an additional 1,879 shares during the period. Prudential PLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $1,071,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.2% during the first quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 338,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,440,000 after purchasing an additional 10,375 shares during the period. Equitable Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 10.4% in the 1st quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 406,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,132,000 after purchasing an additional 38,476 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.3% during the 1st quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 558,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,920,000 after buying an additional 142,658 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

GOVT stock opened at $22.24 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $22.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.56.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.0486 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, October 2nd.

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.