iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Holdings Lifted by Synovus Financial Corp

Synovus Financial Corp raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 12.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 200,819 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,913 shares during the quarter. Synovus Financial Corp’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $4,643,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in GOVT. TIAA Trust National Association raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 17,484.2% during the 2nd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 30,751,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $705,040,000 after acquiring an additional 30,576,208 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.8% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 321,504,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,388,176,000 after purchasing an additional 8,760,376 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 17.3% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 48,268,533 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,115,968,000 after purchasing an additional 7,111,353 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.4% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 40,314,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $926,434,000 after purchasing an additional 2,794,537 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jordan Park Group LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 13.9% in the second quarter. Jordan Park Group LLC now owns 20,987,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $482,298,000 after purchasing an additional 2,559,272 shares during the period.

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

Shares of GOVT opened at $23.24 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $23.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.09. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $22.48 and a 52-week high of $23.36.

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.