LPL Financial LLC Grows Holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF $AGG

LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG) by 19.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,085,361 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,304,418 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC owned 1.02% of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF worth $1,406,846,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in AGG. Valley National Advisers Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 339.0% during the 4th quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Cresta Advisors Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Blueline Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. First Command Advisory Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 321.2% during the 4th quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 212 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wiser Advisor Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. 83.63% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Stock Performance

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF stock opened at $98.17 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $134.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 124.57 and a beta of 0.25. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $98.98 and a 200-day moving average of $99.74. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $97.25 and a 52 week high of $101.46.

About iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

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.