28,416 Shares in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Bought by World Equity Group Inc.

World Equity Group Inc. purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 28,416 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $651,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 365.6% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 366,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,435,000 after purchasing an additional 288,160 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $523,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $217,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 48.7% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,346,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,919,000 after purchasing an additional 768,431 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 11.2% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 5,744,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,038,000 after buying an additional 577,005 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.63 on Monday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $22.47 and a 1 year high of $23.39. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $22.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.89.

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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