SOL Capital Management CO Acquires Shares of 782,348 iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

SOL Capital Management CO purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 782,348 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,924,000. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for about 7.7% of SOL Capital Management CO’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CENTRAL TRUST Co grew its holdings in 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 worth $795,000 after acquiring an additional 474 shares during the period. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,828 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares during the period. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.3% during the 4th quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC now owns 6,784 shares of the company’s stock worth $156,000 after purchasing an additional 521 shares in the last quarter. Tradition Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Tradition Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $291,000 after purchasing an additional 524 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 42.6% during the 4th quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 1,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 530 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.69 on Friday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $22.47 and a 12-month high of $23.39. The company has a 50-day moving average of $22.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.92.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF 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.