99,822 Shares in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Bought by Blue Edge Capital LLC

Blue Edge Capital LLC bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 99,822 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,274,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Toronto Dominion Bank acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $40,000. Silver Grove Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000.

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

GOVT opened at $22.53 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $22.57 and its 200-day moving average is $22.78. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $22.40 and a twelve month high of $23.39.

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.