Simon Quick Advisors LLC Purchases 27,642 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Simon Quick Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 10.4% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 293,872 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 27,642 shares during the quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $6,733,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 477.8% during the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 1,013 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,593.0% during the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,370 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $40,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

BATS GOVT opened at $22.63 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.89. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $22.47 and a 52-week high of $23.39.

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.