iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Holdings Boosted by Simplicity Wealth LLC

Simplicity Wealth LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 255.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 240,115 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 172,561 shares during the period. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $5,501,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. DMC Group LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. DMC Group LLC now owns 96,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,216,000 after purchasing an additional 2,818 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.5% during the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 221,566 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,076,000 after acquiring an additional 5,407 shares during the period. Range Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 204.4% during the first quarter. Range Financial Group LLC now owns 141,673 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,246,000 after acquiring an additional 95,133 shares during the last quarter. Yukon Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.3% in the 1st quarter. Yukon Wealth Management Inc. now owns 74,462 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,706,000 after acquiring an additional 4,413 shares during the period. Finally, Beacon Financial Group bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $7,320,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock traded down $0.02 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $22.58. 7,907,536 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,195,545. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.47 and a fifty-two week high of $23.39. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $22.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.90.

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.