iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Purchased by Milestone Asset Management LLC

Milestone Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 77.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 660,867 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 289,080 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up approximately 2.3% of Milestone Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Milestone Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.06% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $14,453,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 20.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 474,769,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,876,979,000 after buying an additional 80,062,969 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.6% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 167,199,210 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,808,755,000 after acquiring an additional 13,304,992 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 144.8% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 10,135,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,201,000 after acquiring an additional 5,995,250 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 211.2% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,702,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $153,546,000 after acquiring an additional 4,548,373 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 179.0% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 6,588,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,944,000 after acquiring an additional 4,226,644 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS GOVT opened at $22.05 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.53. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $21.73 and a 1-year high of $23.39.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company 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.