iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Position Boosted by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 3.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 41,857,399 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,542,594 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owned 3.49% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $967,743,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. Cadinha & Co. LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Cadinha & Co. LLC now owns 25,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $594,000 after acquiring an additional 450 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.2% during the second quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 39,666 shares of the company’s stock worth $912,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares during the period. Security Financial Services INC. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.9% during the third quarter. Security Financial Services INC. now owns 14,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $326,000 after purchasing an additional 530 shares during the last quarter. Atlatl Advisers LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Atlatl Advisers LLC now owns 50,766 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,167,000 after purchasing an additional 553 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Partners Group Inc increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Partners Group Inc now owns 31,139 shares of the company’s stock worth $720,000 after purchasing an additional 561 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS GOVT opened at $23.25 on Wednesday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $22.48 and a 1 year high of $23.36. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $23.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $23.09.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

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.