iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Bought by Apollon Wealth Management LLC

Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 290.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 156,058 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 116,073 shares during the quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $3,575,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Principal Securities Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 37.7% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 775,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,865,000 after buying an additional 212,482 shares during the period. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.0% in the 4th quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 142,033 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,275,000 after acquiring an additional 36,059 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 77.7% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 827,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,063,000 after acquiring an additional 361,889 shares during the period. Acorns Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% in the third quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 1,147,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,529,000 after acquiring an additional 62,524 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 9.6% in the third quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,206,567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,896,000 after acquiring an additional 106,055 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.4%

BATS GOVT opened at $22.78 on Wednesday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $22.47 and a 12 month high of $23.39. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.93.

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.