Simon Quick Advisors LLC Acquires 27,642 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Simon Quick Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 10.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 293,872 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,642 shares during the quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $6,733,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 416.9% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 166,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,776,000 after purchasing an additional 134,002 shares during the last quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $460,000. Juno Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Juno Financial Group LLC now owns 755,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,305,000 after buying an additional 25,743 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.7% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 26,176,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $599,704,000 after buying an additional 1,186,252 shares during the period. Finally, Fiscal Wisdom Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $618,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.63 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.89. 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.