iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Acquired by Verus Capital Partners LLC

Verus Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 112.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 89,032 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 47,101 shares during the quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $2,040,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 34,532 shares of the company’s stock worth $795,000 after acquiring an additional 474 shares during the period. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,828 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares during the period. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC now owns 6,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $156,000 after purchasing an additional 521 shares during the period. Tradition Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Tradition Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after purchasing an additional 524 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 42.6% during the fourth quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 1,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 530 shares in the last quarter.

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

GOVT stock opened at $22.45 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.85. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.41 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.