Greenwood Capital Associates LLC Purchases 5,778 Shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF $AGG

Greenwood Capital Associates LLC lifted its position in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG) by 4.3% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 141,303 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,778 shares during the period. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF comprises 1.5% of Greenwood Capital Associates LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF were worth $14,027,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 84,760,819 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,465,912,000 after acquiring an additional 5,514,115 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 16.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 53,737,402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,367,292,000 after acquiring an additional 7,411,242 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its position in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 42,844,111 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,279,296,000 after acquiring an additional 489,837 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 9.1% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 36,259,568 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,621,605,000 after purchasing an additional 3,032,433 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 32,483,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,244,444,000 after purchasing an additional 1,245,217 shares during the period. 83.63% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2%

NYSEARCA:AGG opened at $98.04 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $137.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 124.57 and a beta of 0.25. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $97.51 and a twelve month high of $101.46. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $98.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $99.49.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Profile

IShares are index funds that are bought and sold like common stocks on national securities exchanges as well as certain foreign exchanges. iShares are attractive because of their relatively low cost, tax efficiency and trading flexibility. Investors can purchase and sell shares through any brokerage firm, financial advisor, or online broker, and hold the funds in any type of brokerage account.