Jane Street Group LLC Sells 86,965 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Jane Street Group LLC lessened its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) by 52.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 78,826 shares of the company’s stock after selling 86,965 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,811,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. raised its position 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 valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 980 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Horizon Investments LLC bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $48,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

GOVT opened at $22.67 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.71.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.0613 per share. The ex-dividend date 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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