Wealth Alliance LLC Acquires 354,236 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Wealth Alliance LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 1,115.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 385,999 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 354,236 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up about 0.9% of Wealth Alliance LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. Wealth Alliance LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $8,843,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 477.8% in the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 1,013 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,593.0% in the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 1,370 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $40,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

GOVT opened at $22.48 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.87. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $22.43 and a 1 year high of $23.39.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF 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.