iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Sold by Patten Group Inc.

Patten Group Inc. lowered its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) by 22.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 14,254 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,117 shares during the quarter. Patten Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $328,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. Citizens National Bank Trust Department bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $33,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 424.7% during the 2nd quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 1,679 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 1,359 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $39,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $23.36 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $23.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.88.

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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