iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Holdings Raised by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 35.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,062,738 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 537,782 shares during the quarter. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $45,112,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of GOVT. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 20.3% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 474,769,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,876,979,000 after acquiring an additional 80,062,969 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.6% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 167,199,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,808,755,000 after acquiring an additional 13,304,992 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $146,620,000. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 144.8% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 10,135,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,201,000 after acquiring an additional 5,995,250 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 211.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,702,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $153,546,000 after acquiring an additional 4,548,373 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.31 on Friday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $21.73 and a fifty-two week high of $23.39. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $22.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.64.

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.