JT Stratford LLC Sells 306,981 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

JT Stratford LLC cut its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 90.6% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 31,983 shares of the company’s stock after selling 306,981 shares during the quarter. JT Stratford LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $735,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Novem Group acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,691,000. Castleark Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,259,000. First Heartland Consultants Inc. lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. now owns 28,824 shares of the company’s stock worth $662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,296 shares during the last quarter. Ashford Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 114.9% in the 4th quarter. Ashford Capital Management Inc. now owns 379,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,724,000 after purchasing an additional 202,995 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Waverly Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% in the 4th quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 26,166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $601,000 after purchasing an additional 1,904 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2%

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.56 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.71.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.0613 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 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.