World Investment Advisors lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT – Free Report) by 767.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 139,492 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 123,416 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $3,213,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Jane Street Group LLC raised its position in shares of 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 worth $8,435,000 after purchasing an additional 288,160 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth $523,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth $217,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 48.7% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,346,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,919,000 after purchasing an additional 768,431 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 11.2% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 5,744,707 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,038,000 after purchasing an additional 577,005 shares during the period.
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.0%
Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.69 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $22.89 and its 200-day moving average is $23.04. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $22.48 and a 12-month high of $23.39.
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company 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.
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