iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Acquired by Cutler Investment Counsel LLC

Cutler Investment Counsel LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 4.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 1,102,938 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 48,047 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for 2.6% of Cutler Investment Counsel LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest position. Cutler Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $25,395,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Altiora Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,452,000. Collier Financial boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. Collier Financial now owns 65,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,510,000 after purchasing an additional 6,510 shares in the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. grew 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 purchasing an additional 212,482 shares during the period. Mosley Wealth Management acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $678,000. Finally, Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC now owns 173,648 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,029,000 after buying an additional 923 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $22.73 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.97. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $22.47 and a 1-year high of $23.39.

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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.