iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Purchased by Cassilly Financial Group LLC

Cassilly Financial Group LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) by 192.2% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 136,043 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 89,489 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up about 2.3% of Cassilly Financial Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Cassilly Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $3,099,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Principal Securities Inc. raised its holdings in 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 valued at $17,865,000 after buying an additional 212,482 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 439,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,122,000 after purchasing an additional 28,069 shares during the period. Bailard Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 20.5% during the fourth quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,879,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,266,000 after purchasing an additional 319,691 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 110.7% during the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 78,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,809,000 after purchasing an additional 41,274 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prudential PLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 48.7% in the fourth quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 546,882 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,592,000 after buying an additional 179,105 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

GOVT stock opened at $22.35 on Friday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $22.31 and a 1 year high of $23.39. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.75.

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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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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