MCF Advisors LLC Has $104.17 Million Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

MCF Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 9.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,572,890 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 407,342 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises approximately 3.7% of MCF Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding. MCF Advisors LLC owned about 0.38% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $104,170,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 365.6% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 366,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,435,000 after purchasing an additional 288,160 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $523,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $217,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 48.7% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,346,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,919,000 after buying an additional 768,431 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 11.2% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 5,744,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,038,000 after buying an additional 577,005 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.30 on Thursday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.27 and a fifty-two week high of $23.39. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.73.

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.