Optiver Holding B.V. Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF $AGG

Optiver Holding B.V. grew its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG) by 41.7% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 33,538 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,877 shares during the quarter. Optiver Holding B.V.’s holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF were worth $3,329,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Kampmann Melissa S. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Kampmann Melissa S. now owns 10,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,051,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Verus Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 1.3% in the first quarter. Verus Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,057 shares of the company’s stock worth $800,000 after buying an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 1.0% in the first quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 10,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,057,000 after buying an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Hoge Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Hoge Financial Services LLC now owns 8,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $851,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the period. Finally, Retirement Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 6,640 shares of the company’s stock worth $663,000 after buying an additional 114 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.63% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA AGG opened at $97.37 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $137.40 billion, a PE ratio of 124.57 and a beta of 0.25. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $98.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $99.24. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $97.24 and a 12-month high of $101.46.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Profile

IShares are index funds that are bought and sold like common stocks on national securities exchanges as well as certain foreign exchanges. iShares are attractive because of their relatively low cost, tax efficiency and trading flexibility. Investors can purchase and sell shares through any brokerage firm, financial advisor, or online broker, and hold the funds in any type of brokerage account.