TIAA Trust National Association Raises Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

TIAA Trust National Association boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 8.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 35,617,520 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,830,697 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for approximately 2.0% of TIAA Trust National Association’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. TIAA Trust National Association owned 2.97% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $821,262,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 477.8% during the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 1,013 shares during the last quarter. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at $29,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,593.0% in the fourth quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 1,370 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.58 on Tuesday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.47 and a fifty-two week high of $23.39. The firm 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 Profile

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.