iShares Agency Bond ETF $AGZ Shares Acquired by Faithward Advisors LLC

Faithward Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Agency Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGZ) by 1.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 183,819 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,404 shares during the quarter. iShares Agency Bond ETF makes up approximately 3.5% of Faithward Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Faithward Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Agency Bond ETF were worth $20,117,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AGZ. Bailard Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Agency Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $13,672,000. Citadel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares Agency Bond ETF by 2,803.2% in the 4th quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 69,910 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,547,000 after buying an additional 67,502 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Agency Bond ETF by 25.2% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 287,960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,514,000 after buying an additional 57,930 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares Agency Bond ETF by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 389,506 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,628,000 after buying an additional 26,650 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in shares of iShares Agency Bond ETF by 13.1% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 179,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,598,000 after purchasing an additional 20,770 shares during the period. 9.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares Agency Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2%

NYSEARCA AGZ opened at $110.13 on Monday. iShares Agency Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $107.29 and a twelve month high of $110.89. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $109.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $109.17.

iShares Agency Bond ETF Company Profile

THE ISHARES BARCLAYS AGENCY BOND FUND seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the agency sector of the U.S. government bond market as defined by the Barclays Capital U.S. Agency Index.