Assetmark Inc. Acquires 1,186,252 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) by 4.7% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 26,176,498 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,186,252 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises about 1.2% of Assetmark Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Assetmark Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $599,704,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. Principal Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 37.7% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 775,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,865,000 after purchasing an additional 212,482 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 77.7% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 827,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,063,000 after purchasing an additional 361,889 shares during the period. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.0% during the 4th quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 142,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,275,000 after buying an additional 36,059 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 27.5% during the 4th quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 157,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,634,000 after buying an additional 34,062 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stableford Capital II LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 239.6% in the 4th quarter. Stableford Capital II LLC now owns 96,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,211,000 after buying an additional 67,747 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.60 on Friday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.47 and a fifty-two week high of $23.39. The company has a fifty day moving average of $22.68 and a 200 day moving average of $22.89.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF 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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