Meitav Investment House Ltd. Grows Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Meitav Investment House Ltd. raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) by 25.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 159,946 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 32,024 shares during the quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $3,662,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 477.8% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 1,013 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,593.0% in the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,370 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $40,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $22.64. 1,824,375 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,235,994. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $22.47 and a twelve month high of $23.39. The company 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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