William John Sempolinski Makes New Investment in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF $AGG

William John Sempolinski purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 5,528 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $547,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 29.6% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 69,660,482 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,915,196,000 after purchasing an additional 15,923,080 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 84,760,819 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,465,912,000 after purchasing an additional 5,514,115 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 25.1% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 20,705,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,068,108,000 after purchasing an additional 4,148,106 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 9.1% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 36,259,568 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,621,605,000 after purchasing an additional 3,032,433 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 9,942.1% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 2,872,830 shares of the company’s stock worth $286,938,000 after purchasing an additional 2,844,222 shares in the last quarter. 83.63% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Price Performance

AGG stock opened at $97.00 on Friday. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $96.72 and a 1-year high of $101.46. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $97.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $98.76. The company has a market capitalization of $136.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 124.57 and a beta of 0.25.

About iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

IShares are index funds that are bought and sold like common stocks on national securities exchanges as well as certain foreign exchanges. iShares are attractive because of their relatively low cost, tax efficiency and trading flexibility. Investors can purchase and sell shares through any brokerage firm, financial advisor, or online broker, and hold the funds in any type of brokerage account.