Savant Capital LLC Sells 41,006 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Savant Capital LLC lessened its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 4.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 797,055 shares of the company’s stock after selling 41,006 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC owned approximately 0.07% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $18,352,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

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

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.77 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $22.81 and a 200 day moving average of $23.00. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $22.47 and a 12-month high of $23.39.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF 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.