Pacific Financial Group Inc. Sells 1,482 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Pacific Financial Group Inc. trimmed its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 3.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 37,587 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,482 shares during the quarter. Pacific Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $881,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. SteelPeak Wealth LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC now owns 142,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,218,000 after buying an additional 441 shares during the last quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC now owns 81,351 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,908,000 after purchasing an additional 466 shares in the last quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 20,402 shares of the company’s stock worth $478,000 after purchasing an additional 481 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,953,000 after purchasing an additional 530 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TrueWealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,000 after purchasing an additional 534 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.64 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.01 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.91.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a dividend of $0.0629 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is a positive change from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06.

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.