Gotham Asset Management LLC Increases Stock Holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG)

Gotham Asset Management LLC grew its position in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG) by 15.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 32,201 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,255 shares during the quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF were worth $3,120,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in AGG. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $7,545,901,000. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,473,132,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 75.4% in the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 19,130,645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,853,830,000 after buying an additional 8,223,945 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 128,947,585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,495,021,000 after buying an additional 7,463,618 shares during the period. Finally, Arizona PSPRS Trust grew its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 64.2% in the 4th quarter. Arizona PSPRS Trust now owns 13,346,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,293,296,000 after buying an additional 5,220,182 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.63% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Price Performance

AGG opened at $97.05 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $122.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 124.57 and a beta of 0.25. The business has a 50-day moving average of $98.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $97.89. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $95.63 and a 12 month high of $102.04.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Profile

IShares are index funds that are bought and sold like common stocks on national securities exchanges as well as certain foreign exchanges. iShares are attractive because of their relatively low cost, tax efficiency and trading flexibility. Investors can purchase and sell shares through any brokerage firm, financial advisor, or online broker, and hold the funds in any type of brokerage account.