Sterling Financial Planning Inc. Trims Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Sterling Financial Planning Inc. lessened its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 7.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 157,153 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,231 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up about 1.6% of Sterling Financial Planning Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Sterling Financial Planning Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $3,621,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Peavine Capital LLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth $220,142,000. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30,577.4% in the 4th quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,307,734 shares of the company’s stock valued at $191,410,000 after purchasing an additional 8,280,653 shares in the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3,451.1% in the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 7,386,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $170,177,000 after purchasing an additional 7,178,164 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.5% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 85,547,733 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,885,472,000 after purchasing an additional 6,707,884 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $148,306,000.

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

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock traded down $0.05 on Thursday, hitting $22.18. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 11,329,354 shares. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $22.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.49.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a $0.0583 dividend. This is a boost 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.