iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Position Increased by Strategic Investment Advisors MI

Strategic Investment Advisors MI lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 80.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,059,639 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 471,842 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up 1.7% of Strategic Investment Advisors MI’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Strategic Investment Advisors MI owned approximately 0.09% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $24,262,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 365.6% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 366,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,435,000 after purchasing an additional 288,160 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $523,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at about $217,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 48.7% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,346,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,919,000 after purchasing an additional 768,431 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 11.2% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 5,744,707 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,038,000 after purchasing an additional 577,005 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.50 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $22.66 and its 200-day moving average is $22.86. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $22.43 and a 12-month high of $23.39.

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.