iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Sold by Allworth Financial LP

Allworth Financial LP cut its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 20,921,820 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,452,183 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up 2.0% of Allworth Financial LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Allworth Financial LP owned about 1.74% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $476,599,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in GOVT. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Toronto Dominion Bank acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter worth $32,000. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Silver Grove Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $42,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $22.34. The stock had a trading volume of 5,727,170 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,440,157. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.74. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $22.31 and a 1-year 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.