Security Financial Services INC. Acquires 125,744 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Security Financial Services INC. increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 1,083.2% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 137,353 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 125,744 shares during the quarter. Security Financial Services INC.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $3,147,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 365.6% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 366,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,435,000 after buying an additional 288,160 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter worth $523,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth $217,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted 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 acquiring an additional 768,431 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted 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 acquiring an additional 577,005 shares during the last quarter.

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

GOVT opened at $22.45 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $22.65 and a 200 day 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.