Optas LLC Acquires 36,882 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Optas LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 83.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 80,840 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 36,882 shares during the period. Optas LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,852,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 34,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $795,000 after purchasing an additional 474 shares in the last quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,828 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after buying an additional 485 shares during the period. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC now owns 6,784 shares of the company’s stock worth $156,000 after buying an additional 521 shares in the last quarter. Tradition Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Tradition Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $291,000 after buying an additional 524 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 42.6% during the fourth quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 1,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 530 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $22.69 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.92. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $22.47 and a 12-month 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.