JPMorgan Chase & Co. Has $1.13 Billion Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) by 343.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. 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.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,134,425,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.79 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $22.70 and its 200-day moving average price is $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 dividend of $0.0613 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company 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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