iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Acquired by Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC

Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 2.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,096,862 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 23,660 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises 3.1% of Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC owned approximately 0.09% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $25,129,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its stake 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 period. Toronto Dominion Bank acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. raised its position 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 worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,370 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $40,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

BATS GOVT opened at $22.75 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $22.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.94. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $22.47 and a 1-year high of $23.39.

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.