Leuthold Group LLC Cuts Holdings in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF $IGOV

Leuthold Group LLC decreased its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) by 12.9% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 252,048 shares of the company’s stock after selling 37,221 shares during the quarter. iShares International Treasury Bond ETF accounts for about 1.2% of Leuthold Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest position. Leuthold Group LLC’s holdings in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF were worth $10,737,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH bought a new stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 41.7% in the 3rd quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Capital A Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $46,000. Tortoise Investment Management LLC bought a new position in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $104,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its position in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 9.9% during the 3rd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 3,592 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,000 after acquiring an additional 323 shares during the last quarter.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of IGOV stock opened at $42.86 on Thursday. iShares International Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $38.38 and a fifty-two week high of $43.39. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $42.00 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $42.19.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 19th were given a dividend of $0.587 per share. This represents a yield of 142.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 19th. This is an increase from iShares International Treasury Bond ETF’s previous annual dividend of $0.23.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Profile

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF, formerly iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, of the S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Index Ex US (the Index). The Index is a market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of bonds denominated in local currencies and issued by foreign governments in developed market countries outside the United States.