Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC Purchases 76,130 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 37.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 279,952 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 76,130 shares during the quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $6,414,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 366.1% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 195,076,828 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,491,644,000 after acquiring an additional 153,219,429 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,716,964,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 12.6% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 362,138,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,372,643,000 after purchasing an additional 40,633,910 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2,261.5% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 13,244,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,017,000 after purchasing an additional 12,683,472 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 119,087,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,741,988,000 after purchasing an additional 7,886,409 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.85 on Friday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $22.47 and a 12-month high of $23.39. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $22.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.93.

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.