Guardian Partners Inc. Purchases Shares of 7,524 iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG)

Guardian Partners Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 7,524 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $726,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Umpqua Bank increased its stake in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 27.8% in the 4th quarter. Umpqua Bank now owns 30,107 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,887,000 after purchasing an additional 6,550 shares in the last quarter. Sykon Capital LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 24.4% during the fourth quarter. Sykon Capital LLC now owns 3,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $340,000 after purchasing an additional 688 shares during the period. Plancorp LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $245,000. Runnymede Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $161,000. Finally, Fi3 FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $4,291,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.63% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:AGG opened at $98.74 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $97.80 and a 200 day moving average of $98.51. The company has a market cap of $125.40 billion, a PE ratio of 125.34 and a beta of 0.22. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $94.85 and a 12-month high of $102.04.

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.