Dentgroup LLC Sells 118,088 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Dentgroup LLC cut its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 47.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 133,026 shares of the company’s stock after selling 118,088 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for about 2.3% of Dentgroup LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Dentgroup LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $3,057,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in GOVT. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC now owns 81,351 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,908,000 after acquiring an additional 466 shares during the last quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 20,402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $478,000 after purchasing an additional 481 shares during the period. Empirical Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,953,000 after buying an additional 530 shares in the last quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC increased its position in 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 worth $40,000 after buying an additional 600 shares during the period. Finally, Centaurus Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 10.9% during the second quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 6,258 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,000 after buying an additional 613 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of GOVT stock traded down $0.52 on Friday, hitting $22.47. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,540,486 shares. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.95.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF 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.