Hoxton Planning & Management LLC Lowers Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Hoxton Planning & Management LLC lessened its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 12.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 59,851 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,616 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for approximately 0.7% of Hoxton Planning & Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Hoxton Planning & Management LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,363,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in GOVT. Wallace Advisory Group LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 27.4% during the first quarter. Wallace Advisory Group LLC now owns 32,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $756,000 after purchasing an additional 7,064 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 9.6% during the first quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 166,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,798,000 after buying an additional 14,635 shares during the last quarter. Crane Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 10.7% during the first quarter. Crane Advisory LLC now owns 3,306,537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,595,000 after buying an additional 319,346 shares during the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 13.7% during the first quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 200,679 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,569,000 after buying an additional 24,178 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cherrydale Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the first quarter valued at about $1,023,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of BATS:GOVT traded up $0.02 on Wednesday, reaching $22.74. 3,293,331 shares of the company traded hands. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.62.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 7th. Investors of record on Monday, June 3rd were paid a $0.0594 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 3rd. This is a boost 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.