Stableford Capital II LLC Grows Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Stableford Capital II LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 8.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 26,634 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,181 shares during the quarter. Stableford Capital II LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $608,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 36.9% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. now owns 214,403 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,927,000 after purchasing an additional 57,802 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Alliance boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 17.0% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Alliance now owns 13,175 shares of the company’s stock worth $303,000 after purchasing an additional 1,919 shares during the last quarter. WealthCare Investment Partners LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. WealthCare Investment Partners LLC now owns 118,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,663,000 after acquiring an additional 4,946 shares during the last quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $903,000. Finally, School Employees Retirement Board of Ohio boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. School Employees Retirement Board of Ohio now owns 4,160,742 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,614,000 after acquiring an additional 438,185 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

GOVT opened at $22.75 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $22.73 and a 200-day moving average of $22.70.

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.