iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Sold by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. lessened its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) by 1.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 642,555 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,799 shares during the quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $14,445,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. PSI Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Glen Eagle Advisors LLC boosted 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 during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $23.17 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $22.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.78.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.0613 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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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