Wedmont Private Capital Purchases 339,450 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Wedmont Private Capital increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 11.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,406,789 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 339,450 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for 2.9% of Wedmont Private Capital’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Wedmont Private Capital owned 0.28% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $78,646,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Keystone Global Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 64.3% during the second quarter. Keystone Global Partners LLC now owns 214,064 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,919,000 after acquiring an additional 83,805 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 71.1% during the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 794,108 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,249,000 after acquiring an additional 330,067 shares during the last quarter. National Wealth Management Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 15.7% during the 1st quarter. National Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 41,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $943,000 after purchasing an additional 5,577 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.3% in the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 21,800,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $500,970,000 after acquiring an additional 269,231 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 321,504,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,388,176,000 after purchasing an additional 8,760,376 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $23.09 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $23.18 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.99.

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.