Theory Financial LLC Boosts Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Theory Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 700.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 144,851 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 126,764 shares during the period. Theory Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $3,319,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of GOVT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 366.1% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 195,076,828 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,491,644,000 after purchasing an additional 153,219,429 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,716,964,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 9.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 394,706,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,088,128,000 after purchasing an additional 32,568,450 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2,261.5% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 13,244,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,017,000 after buying an additional 12,683,472 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 119,087,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,741,988,000 after buying an additional 7,886,409 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

GOVT stock opened at $22.61 on Thursday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $22.47 and a twelve month high of $23.39. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.89.

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.