187,996 Shares in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Bought by Mather Group LLC.

Mather Group LLC. purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 187,996 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,111,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in GOVT. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 20.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 474,769,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,876,979,000 after buying an additional 80,062,969 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.6% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 167,199,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,808,755,000 after buying an additional 13,304,992 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 144.8% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 10,135,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,201,000 after acquiring an additional 5,995,250 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 211.2% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,702,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $153,546,000 after acquiring an additional 4,548,373 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 179.0% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 6,588,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,944,000 after acquiring an additional 4,226,644 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.05 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $22.20 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.53. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $21.73 and a 12 month 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.