RFG Advisory LLC Has $5.67 Million Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

RFG Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 127.9% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 247,344 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 138,798 shares during the quarter. RFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $5,667,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in GOVT. Principal Securities Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 37.7% during the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 775,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,865,000 after purchasing an additional 212,482 shares during the period. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.0% in the fourth quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 142,033 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,275,000 after purchasing an additional 36,059 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 77.7% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 827,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,063,000 after buying an additional 361,889 shares in the last quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% during the third quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 1,147,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,529,000 after buying an additional 62,524 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 9.6% in the 3rd quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,206,567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,896,000 after buying an additional 106,055 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.5%

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.82 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $22.75 and a 200-day moving average of $22.93. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $22.47 and a 52 week high of $23.39.

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.