Prudential PLC Acquires 179,105 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Prudential PLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 48.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 546,882 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 179,105 shares during the period. Prudential PLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $12,592,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of GOVT. Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,716,964,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 12.6% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 362,138,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,372,643,000 after purchasing an additional 40,633,910 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2,261.5% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 13,244,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,017,000 after purchasing an additional 12,683,472 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 17.3% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 48,268,533 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,115,968,000 after purchasing an additional 7,111,353 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 29,607,758 shares of the company’s stock valued at $682,457,000 after purchasing an additional 2,371,085 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.4%

GOVT opened at $22.61 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.98. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $22.47 and a one year high of $23.39.

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.