GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC Purchases 1,030 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 165.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,654 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,030 shares during the period. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $38,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in GOVT. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 9.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,484,339 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,110,000 after buying an additional 122,353 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 334,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,686,000 after acquiring an additional 8,101 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $759,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 39,816,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $914,991,000 after purchasing an additional 3,191,079 shares during the period. Finally, Alesco Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 3,192,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,369,000 after buying an additional 115,924 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $22.70 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.71.

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.