Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Cuts Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC cut its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 4.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,145,165 shares of the company’s stock after selling 89,612 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned 0.19% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $49,296,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of GOVT. Fund Evaluation Group LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Fund Evaluation Group LLC now owns 11,116,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,899,000 after buying an additional 368,383 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 79.9% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,680 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 746 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 51.1% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 56,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,280,000 after acquiring an additional 19,037 shares during the period. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $233,000. Finally, Smith Thornton Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $3,326,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $22.43 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $22.61 and a 200-day moving average of $22.93.

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.