iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT is Wedmont Private Capital’s 8th Largest Position

Wedmont Private Capital boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 6.9% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 4,672,099 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 301,698 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises 2.9% of Wedmont Private Capital’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Wedmont Private Capital’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $105,519,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 366.1% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 195,076,828 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,491,644,000 after purchasing an additional 153,219,429 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 20.3% in the first 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 in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,716,964,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2,261.5% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 13,244,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,017,000 after acquiring an additional 12,683,472 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.1% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 119,087,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,741,988,000 after acquiring an additional 7,886,409 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

GOVT stock opened at $22.35 on Friday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $22.31 and a one year high of $23.39. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $22.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.75.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Profile

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.