Private Advisor Group LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Private Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) by 37.5% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 767,645 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 209,450 shares during the quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $17,587,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of GOVT. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 477.8% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 1,013 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,593.0% during the fourth quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 1,370 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $40,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

GOVT stock opened at $22.69 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $22.72 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.92. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.47 and a fifty-two week high of $23.39.

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

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