Range Financial Group LLC Purchases 2,999 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Range Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 20.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,415 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,999 shares during the quarter. Range Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $400,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in GOVT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,133,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $261,069,000 after acquiring an additional 2,837,004 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $76,000. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 14.8% during the fourth quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 39,286 shares of the company’s stock worth $903,000 after acquiring an additional 5,057 shares during the last quarter. Family Capital Trust Co raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3,444.8% during the fourth quarter. Family Capital Trust Co now owns 271,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,248,000 after acquiring an additional 264,322 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Savant Capital LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $20,494,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.5%

BATS GOVT opened at $22.58 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $22.78 and a 200-day moving average of $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.