HighTower Advisors LLC Buys 49,237 Shares of iShares Agency Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGZ)

HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares Agency Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGZ) by 15.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 362,856 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 49,237 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC owned approximately 5.58% of iShares Agency Bond ETF worth $39,174,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Clean Yield Group boosted its stake in shares of iShares Agency Bond ETF by 18.6% in the fourth quarter. Clean Yield Group now owns 650 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,000 after buying an additional 102 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc bought a new stake in shares of iShares Agency Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $76,000. Providence First Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of iShares Agency Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $124,000. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI boosted its stake in shares of iShares Agency Bond ETF by 13.3% in the fourth quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 4,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $491,000 after buying an additional 535 shares during the period. Finally, Checchi Capital Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Agency Bond ETF by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 4,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $501,000 after buying an additional 268 shares during the period. 9.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares Agency Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of AGZ opened at $109.11 on Friday. iShares Agency Bond ETF has a one year low of $106.17 and a one year high of $110.89. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $108.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $108.93.

About iShares Agency Bond ETF

THE ISHARES BARCLAYS AGENCY BOND FUND seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the agency sector of the U.S. government bond market as defined by the Barclays Capital U.S. Agency Index.