World Investment Advisors Increases Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

World Investment Advisors raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) by 140.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 335,991 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 196,499 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $7,698,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in GOVT. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 477.8% during 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. Toronto Dominion Bank acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,593.0% during the fourth quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 1,370 shares during the period. Finally, Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $40,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

GOVT stock opened at $22.69 on Friday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $22.47 and a twelve month high of $23.39. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

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