Wilshire Advisors LLC Acquires Shares of 72,841 iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Wilshire Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 72,841 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,659,000. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises approximately 16.1% of Wilshire Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Capital Analysts LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.4% during the 2nd quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 430,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,814,000 after buying an additional 153,520 shares during the period. NorthRock Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 682,331 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,544,000 after buying an additional 4,749 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 26.4% during the second quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 825,593 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,807,000 after buying an additional 172,399 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.1% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,692,267 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,110,000 after buying an additional 853,280 shares during the period. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 43.8% during the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 145,329 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,311,000 after acquiring an additional 44,268 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2%

GOVT stock opened at $22.30 on Thursday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $22.27 and a twelve month high of $23.39. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.73.

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.