iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Holdings Boosted by Strategic Investment Advisors MI

Strategic Investment Advisors MI raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 80.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,059,639 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 471,842 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for 1.7% of Strategic Investment Advisors MI’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Strategic Investment Advisors MI’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $24,262,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 366.1% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 195,076,828 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,491,644,000 after buying an additional 153,219,429 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,716,964,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 9.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 394,706,971 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,088,128,000 after acquiring an additional 32,568,450 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2,261.5% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 13,244,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $305,017,000 after acquiring an additional 12,683,472 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 119,087,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,741,988,000 after acquiring an additional 7,886,409 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.4%

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.50 on Thursday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.43 and a fifty-two week high of $23.39. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $22.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.86.

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.