Hilltop Holdings Inc. Purchases 11,024 Shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF $AGG

Hilltop Holdings Inc. grew its position in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG) by 66.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 27,657 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,024 shares during the period. Hilltop Holdings Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF were worth $2,746,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 238.0% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 9,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $967,000 after acquiring an additional 7,030 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 50.0% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,127 shares of the company’s stock worth $884,000 after purchasing an additional 3,044 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new position in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $111,000. Ieq Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 9.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 47,381 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,700,000 after purchasing an additional 4,269 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 7.6% during the 2nd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 13,419 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,331,000 after purchasing an additional 943 shares in the last quarter. 83.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of AGG opened at $97.46 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $98.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $99.32. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $97.27 and a 52-week high of $101.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $137.58 billion, a PE ratio of 124.57 and a beta of 0.25.

About iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

IShares are index funds that are bought and sold like common stocks on national securities exchanges as well as certain foreign exchanges. iShares are attractive because of their relatively low cost, tax efficiency and trading flexibility. Investors can purchase and sell shares through any brokerage firm, financial advisor, or online broker, and hold the funds in any type of brokerage account.