JPMorgan Chase & Co. Acquires 38,232,721 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) by 343.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 49,365,745 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 38,232,721 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owned about 4.37% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $1,134,425,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. PSI Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% in the 3rd quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 123.0% during the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 980 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.79 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $22.70 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.82.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.0613 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

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