CENTRAL TRUST Co Reduces Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

CENTRAL TRUST Co decreased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 11.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 32,250 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,300 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $741,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,763,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,527,054,000 after buying an additional 3,525,851 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 36,625,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $858,874,000 after acquiring an additional 2,642,472 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 28,799,490 shares of the company’s stock worth $675,348,000 after acquiring an additional 735,803 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 18,419,461 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,936,000 after purchasing an additional 639,816 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mutual Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 11,332,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,741,584 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS GOVT opened at $22.53 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.0674 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06.

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.