Rothschild Investment LLC Trims Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Rothschild Investment LLC lessened its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 19.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,706 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,865 shares during the quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $269,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in GOVT. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 423,933,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,741,996,000 after buying an additional 47,213,558 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 343.4% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 49,365,745 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,134,425,000 after buying an additional 38,232,721 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,067.0% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 21,613,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $496,684,000 after buying an additional 19,761,632 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 56.7% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 20,088,596 shares of the company’s stock worth $461,636,000 after buying an additional 7,266,546 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 113,104,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,599,139,000 after buying an additional 5,340,900 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

GOVT stock opened at $22.76 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $22.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.71.

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.