JT Stratford LLC Has $7.84 Million Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

JT Stratford LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 966.8% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 341,207 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 309,224 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up 1.4% of JT Stratford LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. JT Stratford LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $7,843,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 291,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,695,000 after purchasing an additional 14,970 shares during the last quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 42.0% during the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 4,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,000 after purchasing an additional 1,405 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 22.2% during the 4th quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 1,804,314 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,463,000 after purchasing an additional 328,097 shares during the last quarter. Transce3nd LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $209,000. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 32.9% in the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 61,807 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,420,000 after acquiring an additional 15,296 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $22.84 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $22.80 and a 200-day moving average of $22.78.

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.