iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Acquired by Brown Advisory Inc.

Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 50.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,912,578 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 980,099 shares during the quarter. Brown Advisory Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $67,062,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 34,532 shares of the company’s stock worth $795,000 after purchasing an additional 474 shares in the last quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. now owns 30,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $711,000 after acquiring an additional 476 shares in the last quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,828 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares in the last quarter. Pacific Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. Pacific Financial Group Inc. now owns 30,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $703,000 after acquiring an additional 512 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signature Resources Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC now owns 6,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $156,000 after acquiring an additional 521 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.71 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $22.77 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.96. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.47 and a fifty-two week 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.