TIAA Trust National Association Buys 2,830,697 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

TIAA Trust National Association boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 8.6% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 35,617,520 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,830,697 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up approximately 2.0% of TIAA Trust National Association’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest holding. TIAA Trust National Association’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $821,262,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its position in 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 worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 1,013 shares during the period. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,593.0% in the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,370 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.58 on Tuesday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $22.47 and a 12 month high of $23.39. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.98.

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.