iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Stake Increased by Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc.

Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 18.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 291,361 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 45,180 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up 2.7% of Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $6,372,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 20.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 474,769,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,876,979,000 after buying an additional 80,062,969 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.6% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 167,199,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,808,755,000 after acquiring an additional 13,304,992 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.3% during the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 54,704,163 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,253,272,000 after acquiring an additional 1,756,317 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 26,176,498 shares of the company’s stock valued at $599,704,000 after acquiring an additional 1,186,252 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 144.8% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 10,135,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,201,000 after acquiring an additional 5,995,250 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $22.14 on Thursday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $21.73 and a 1-year high of $23.39. The company has a 50-day moving average of $22.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.61.

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.