Calamos Advisors LLC Acquires New Stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF $AGG

Calamos Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 143,355 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,231,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 238.0% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 9,984 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,000 after acquiring an additional 7,030 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 50.0% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $884,000 after purchasing an additional 3,044 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at about $111,000. Ieq Capital LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 9.9% in the 2nd quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 47,381 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,700,000 after purchasing an additional 4,269 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 7.6% in the 2nd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 13,419 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,331,000 after purchasing an additional 943 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.63% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.3%

NYSEARCA AGG opened at $98.00 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $98.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $99.44. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $97.51 and a 12-month high of $101.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $138.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 124.57 and a beta of 0.25.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Profile

IShares are index funds that are bought and sold like common stocks on national securities exchanges as well as certain foreign exchanges. iShares are attractive because of their relatively low cost, tax efficiency and trading flexibility. Investors can purchase and sell shares through any brokerage firm, financial advisor, or online broker, and hold the funds in any type of brokerage account.