Blume Capital Management Inc. Purchases Shares of 1,754 iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Blume Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 1,754 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 74,117,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,703,600,000 after purchasing an additional 2,589,306 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 69,572,378 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,599,121,000 after buying an additional 2,615,659 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 41,036,037 shares of the company’s stock valued at $943,213,000 after buying an additional 1,219,217 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.0% during the second quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 25,048,499 shares of the company’s stock valued at $570,605,000 after buying an additional 1,415,215 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.0% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 22,062,337 shares of the company’s stock worth $507,103,000 after buying an additional 652,782 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $23.35 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $23.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.88.

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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.