IFG Advisory LLC Increases Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

IFG Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 8.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 458,126 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 35,176 shares during the quarter. IFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $10,548,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of GOVT. CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 34,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $795,000 after buying an additional 474 shares in the last quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. now owns 30,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $711,000 after buying an additional 476 shares in the last quarter. Pacific Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Pacific Financial Group Inc. now owns 30,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $703,000 after buying an additional 512 shares in the last quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC now owns 6,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $156,000 after buying an additional 521 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 42.6% in the 4th quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 1,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 530 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1%

GOVT stock opened at $22.72 on Thursday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $22.47 and a 1 year high of $23.39. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $22.82 and its 200 day moving average price is $23.00.

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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.