First Horizon Advisors Inc. Decreases Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

First Horizon Advisors Inc. lowered its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 16.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 30,775 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,917 shares during the quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $709,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Summit Wealth Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.4% in 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 period. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE raised its stake in shares of 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 valued at $4,532,000 after purchasing an additional 619 shares during the period. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. lifted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 649 shares in the last quarter. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC now owns 29,566 shares of the company’s stock worth $681,000 after purchasing an additional 721 shares during the period. Finally, M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 15,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,000 after buying an additional 740 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS GOVT opened at $22.33 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $22.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.52.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st.

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.