Cobblestone Asset Management LLC Trims Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Cobblestone Asset Management LLC lowered its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 24,952 shares of the company’s stock after selling 757 shares during the period. Cobblestone Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $585,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Westside Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $29,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 79.9% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,680 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 746 shares in the last quarter. Family Asset Management LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 210.9% during the second quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 1,291 shares during the last quarter. Avion Wealth purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $45,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $52,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock traded up $0.02 during trading on Friday, reaching $23.04. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,728,595 shares. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.82.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Shareholders 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 of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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.