Maripau Wealth Management LLC Acquires 32,383 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Maripau Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 158.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 52,792 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,383 shares during the period. Maripau Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,209,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of GOVT. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its stake in shares of 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 worth $28,000 after buying an additional 1,013 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,593.0% during the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 1,370 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $40,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.45 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $22.65 and a 200 day moving average of $22.85. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $22.41 and a 12-month 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.