iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Sold by Pacific Excel Wealth Advisors Inc.

Pacific Excel Wealth Advisors Inc. decreased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 60.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 20,282 shares of the company’s stock after selling 31,154 shares during the period. Pacific Excel Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $462,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. Principal Securities Inc. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 37.7% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 775,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,865,000 after buying an additional 212,482 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 77.7% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 827,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,063,000 after acquiring an additional 361,889 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 27.5% during the 4th quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 157,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,634,000 after acquiring an additional 34,062 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 439,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,122,000 after acquiring an additional 28,069 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bailard Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 20.5% in the 4th quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,879,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,266,000 after acquiring an additional 319,691 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.4%

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.49 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $22.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.84. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $22.40 and a 1-year high of $23.39.

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.