iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Stock Holdings Increased by Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 19.7% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 5,406,893 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 889,525 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $123,873,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Envision Financial Planning LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.0% during the 1st quarter. Envision Financial Planning LLC now owns 927,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,258,000 after acquiring an additional 60,512 shares during the last quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2,051.4% during the 1st quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 551,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,634,000 after acquiring an additional 525,826 shares in the last quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 30,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $689,000 after acquiring an additional 838 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,115.2% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC now owns 385,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,843,000 after acquiring an additional 354,236 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the first quarter worth $2,974,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.50 on Friday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $22.43 and a 12-month high of $23.39. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $22.65 and its 200-day moving average is $22.85.

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.