MA Private Wealth Grows Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

MA Private Wealth increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 98,629 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,088 shares during the period. MA Private Wealth’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $2,266,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. Abound Wealth Management bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Citizens National Bank Trust Department bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 165.1% in the 1st quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 1,654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,030 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $23.08 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $23.02 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.86.

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.