Jane Street Group LLC Trims Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Jane Street Group LLC decreased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 52.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm 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 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 27,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $626,000 after buying an additional 1,380 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,133,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $261,069,000 after buying an additional 2,837,004 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,929,000 after buying an additional 656 shares during the last quarter. KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 176.5% in the 4th quarter. KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC now owns 47,689 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,096,000 after buying an additional 30,444 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 70.7% in the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 169,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,897,000 after buying an additional 70,253 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0%

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.67 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $22.84 and a 200 day moving average of $22.71.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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.