Donaldson Capital Management LLC Sells 5,078 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Donaldson Capital Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 23.0% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 16,964 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,078 shares during the quarter. Donaldson Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $386,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Summit Wealth Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Summit Wealth Group LLC now owns 39,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $878,000 after purchasing an additional 543 shares in the last quarter. RHS Financial LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.6% during the first quarter. RHS Financial LLC now owns 38,373 shares of the company’s stock worth $874,000 after buying an additional 608 shares in the last quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE now owns 205,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,532,000 after buying an additional 619 shares during the period. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 41.5% in the 4th quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 2,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 649 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC now owns 29,566 shares of the company’s stock worth $681,000 after acquiring an additional 721 shares during the period.

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

BATS GOVT traded up $0.04 on Friday, reaching $22.16. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,752,787 shares. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $22.52 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.50.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a $0.0583 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st.

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.