Blue Trust Inc. Raises Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 351.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 279,187 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 217,382 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $6,396,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 477.8% in the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 1,013 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,593.0% during 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $40,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.82 on Thursday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $22.47 and a 52 week high of $23.39. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $22.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.93.

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.