Focus Partners Wealth Has $42.25 Million Stock Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 1,391.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,834,821 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,711,821 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Wealth owned 0.15% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $42,247,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in GOVT. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 365.6% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 366,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,435,000 after buying an additional 288,160 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $523,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $217,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 48.7% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,346,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,919,000 after purchasing an additional 768,431 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 11.2% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 5,744,707 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,038,000 after purchasing an additional 577,005 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.73 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.96. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $22.47 and a 12-month high of $23.39.

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.