Savant Capital LLC Decreases Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Savant Capital LLC reduced its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 4.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 797,055 shares of the company’s stock after selling 41,006 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $18,352,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 477.8% in the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 1,013 shares during the period. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,593.0% in the fourth quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,370 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.77 on Friday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $22.47 and a 52-week high of $23.39. The business’s 50 day moving average is $22.81 and its 200 day moving average is $23.00.

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.