Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 30,763 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $707,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,763,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,527,054,000 after buying an additional 3,525,851 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,133,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $261,069,000 after acquiring an additional 2,837,004 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 36,625,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $858,874,000 after acquiring an additional 2,642,472 shares during the period. Mutual Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 18.2% in the fourth quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 11,332,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,473,000 after acquiring an additional 1,741,584 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,768,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.59 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $22.61 and its 200 day moving average is $22.93.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

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