iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Purchased by Deane Retirement Strategies Inc.

Deane Retirement Strategies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 9,688.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 545,907 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 540,330 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for approximately 5.2% of Deane Retirement Strategies Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Deane Retirement Strategies Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $12,485,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 477.8% in the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 1,013 shares during the last quarter. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,593.0% in the fourth quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 1,370 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $22.93 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $23.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $23.08. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $22.48 and a one year high of $23.39.

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.