Captrust Financial Advisors Purchases 4,692,877 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 6,890.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,760,988 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,692,877 shares during the quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors owned 0.40% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $109,622,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 365.6% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 366,986 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,435,000 after purchasing an additional 288,160 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $523,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $217,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 48.7% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,346,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,919,000 after purchasing an additional 768,431 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 11.2% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 5,744,707 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,038,000 after purchasing an additional 577,005 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.76 on Wednesday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $22.47 and a one year high of $23.39. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $22.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.95.

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.