Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC Has $19.03 Million Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 208.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 835,484 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 564,978 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up approximately 3.1% of Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $19,032,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Farmers National Bank lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.8% in the first quarter. Farmers National Bank now owns 58,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,331,000 after buying an additional 443 shares during the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 34,532 shares of the company’s stock worth $795,000 after acquiring an additional 474 shares during the last quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,828 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. Tradition Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Tradition Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after acquiring an additional 524 shares during the period. Finally, Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management LLC now owns 46,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,060,000 after acquiring an additional 532 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.49 on Monday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.83. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $22.40 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.