iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Stock Position Raised by Wedmont Private Capital

Wedmont Private Capital boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 6.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,672,099 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 301,698 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up 2.9% of Wedmont Private Capital’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Wedmont Private Capital owned about 0.39% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $105,519,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.35 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $22.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.75. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $22.31 and a 12-month 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.