MML Investors Services LLC Grows Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

MML Investors Services LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 7.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,480,613 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 175,580 shares during the quarter. MML Investors Services LLC owned about 0.21% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $57,116,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mariner LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 22.0% in the 4th quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 691,470 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,921,000 after purchasing an additional 124,615 shares during the last quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% during the fourth quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,955,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,096,000 after purchasing an additional 360,501 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,391.7% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,834,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,247,000 after purchasing an additional 1,711,821 shares in the last quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 19,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $439,000 after acquiring an additional 869 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Icon Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 61,272 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,411,000 after acquiring an additional 2,971 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.73 on Tuesday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $22.47 and a one year high of $23.39. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.96.

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.