iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF $AGG Shares Bought by Simon Quick Advisors LLC

Simon Quick Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG) by 3.1% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 12,228 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 372 shares during the quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF were worth $1,213,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in AGG. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position 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 buying an additional 7,030 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 50.0% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,127 shares of the company’s stock worth $884,000 after buying an additional 3,044 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 2.3% during the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 246,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,416,000 after buying an additional 5,555 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 55.0% during the first quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 49,965 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,942,000 after buying an additional 17,728 shares during the period. Finally, Weaver Consulting Group boosted its position in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 12.3% during the first quarter. Weaver Consulting Group now owns 3,133 shares of the company’s stock worth $310,000 after buying an additional 344 shares during the period. 83.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA AGG opened at $100.60 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $100.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $98.93. The company has a market cap of $135.38 billion, a PE ratio of 124.57 and a beta of 0.25. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $95.74 and a 12-month high of $101.35.

About iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

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.