iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Purchased by Castleark Management LLC

Castleark Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 2.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,329,569 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 71,470 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises about 2.3% of Castleark Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Castleark Management LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $76,663,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 12.6% in 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 in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 366.1% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 195,076,828 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,491,644,000 after purchasing an additional 153,219,429 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.1% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 119,087,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,741,988,000 after purchasing an additional 7,886,409 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,716,964,000. Finally, Truist Financial Corp raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 71,006,495 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,634,925,000 after buying an additional 2,302,272 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

BATS GOVT opened at $22.71 on Friday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $22.47 and a 1-year high of $23.39. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $22.77 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.96.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company 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.