iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Bought by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) by 3.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 691,289 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,438 shares during the quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $15,976,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $29,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 65.6% in the 2nd quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP now owns 1,446 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 573 shares during the period. CX Institutional acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $40,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

GOVT opened at $23.31 on Friday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $22.48 and a 1 year high of $23.36. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $23.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $23.10.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Profile

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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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