Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC Takes Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 154,942 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,550,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. Jane Street Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 365.6% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 366,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,435,000 after buying an additional 288,160 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $523,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $217,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 48.7% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,346,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,919,000 after acquiring an additional 768,431 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 11.2% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 5,744,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,038,000 after acquiring an additional 577,005 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.85 on Monday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.47 and a fifty-two week high of $23.39. The business’s fifty day moving average is $22.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.93.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company 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.