iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Stock: IFG Advisory LLC Increases Position

IFG Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 19.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 731,089 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 119,925 shares during the period. IFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $15,989,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 20.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 474,769,940 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,876,979,000 after purchasing an additional 80,062,969 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.6% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 167,199,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,808,755,000 after purchasing an additional 13,304,992 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.3% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 54,704,163 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,253,272,000 after purchasing an additional 1,756,317 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 26.2% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 26,402,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $601,442,000 after purchasing an additional 5,480,396 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 144.8% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 10,135,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $232,201,000 after purchasing an additional 5,995,250 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2%

GOVT stock traded down $0.04 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $21.98. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 22,737,575 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,765,893. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $21.73 and a 12 month high of $23.39. The company has a 50 day moving average of $22.09 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.60.

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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.