iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Stock Holdings Lifted by Envestnet Asset Management Inc.

Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 8.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 167,199,210 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,304,992 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises about 0.6% of Envestnet Asset Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 25th largest position. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. owned approximately 0.14% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $3,808,755,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Principal Securities Inc. increased 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 worth $17,865,000 after buying an additional 212,482 shares during the last quarter. Prudential PLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 48.7% during the fourth quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 546,882 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,592,000 after acquiring an additional 179,105 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 110.7% in the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 78,574 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,809,000 after acquiring an additional 41,274 shares during the last quarter. SCS Capital Management LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. SCS Capital Management LLC now owns 578,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,321,000 after acquiring an additional 28,861 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marble Wealth LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $946,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of GOVT traded down $0.17 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $22.02. 14,129,892 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,428,924. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $22.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.66. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $21.99 and a twelve 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.