319,532 Shares in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Acquired by Beacon Financial Group

Beacon Financial Group acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 319,532 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,320,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Principal Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 37.7% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 775,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,865,000 after purchasing an additional 212,482 shares during the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.0% in the 4th quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 142,033 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,275,000 after purchasing an additional 36,059 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 77.7% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 827,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,063,000 after acquiring an additional 361,889 shares during the period. Acorns Advisers LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% during the third quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 1,147,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,529,000 after purchasing an additional 62,524 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 27.5% during the 4th quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 157,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,634,000 after buying an additional 34,062 shares in the last quarter.

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

GOVT opened at $22.60 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.91. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $22.47 and a 1-year high of $23.39.

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.