Sigma Planning Corp Decreases Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Sigma Planning Corp reduced its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 24.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,371 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,341 shares during the quarter. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $238,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% during the 3rd quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 600 shares during the last quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 123.0% during the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 980 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $43,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

GOVT stock opened at $23.00 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $22.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.88.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.0674 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 Monday, February 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.