iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Acquired by TIAA Trust National Association

TIAA Trust National Association boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 17,484.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 30,751,087 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 30,576,208 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for 1.8% of TIAA Trust National Association’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. TIAA Trust National Association owned about 2.56% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $705,040,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of GOVT. Lifeworks Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.0% during the 2nd quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC now owns 996,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,909,000 after buying an additional 56,400 shares in the last quarter. Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $21,831,000. Kovack Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $361,000. IFG Advisory LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.9% during the second quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 394,744 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,071,000 after purchasing an additional 7,415 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Simon Quick Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,914.7% in the second quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 255,921 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,881,000 after purchasing an additional 243,218 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $23.20 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $23.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.90.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Profile

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.