Private Advisor Group LLC Increases Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Private Advisor Group LLC grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 37.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 767,645 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 209,450 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC owned approximately 0.06% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $17,587,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 365.6% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 366,986 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,435,000 after acquiring an additional 288,160 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $523,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $217,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 48.7% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,346,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,919,000 after purchasing an additional 768,431 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 11.2% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 5,744,707 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,038,000 after purchasing an additional 577,005 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.69 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.72 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.92. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $22.47 and a 1 year high of $23.39.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company 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.