Columbus Macro LLC Sells 1,091 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Columbus Macro LLC reduced its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 7.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 14,281 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,091 shares during the quarter. Columbus Macro LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $328,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $38,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% in the third quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 123.0% in the fourth quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 980 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.57 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business 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 of this dividend is Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase 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.