iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Newly Acquired by CENTRAL TRUST Co

CENTRAL TRUST Co purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 38,496 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $842,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Farmers National Bank grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.8% during the first quarter. Farmers National Bank now owns 58,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,331,000 after buying an additional 443 shares in the last quarter. Three Bridge Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Three Bridge Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 18,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $405,000 after buying an additional 502 shares during the last quarter. Leslie Global Wealth LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Leslie Global Wealth LLC now owns 11,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $261,000 after buying an additional 532 shares during the last quarter. LiftPoint Family Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. LiftPoint Family Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 14,071 shares of the company’s stock valued at $308,000 after buying an additional 537 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Victory Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Financial Group LLC now owns 14,964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $327,000 after acquiring an additional 558 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS GOVT opened at $21.98 on Friday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $21.73 and a 52 week high of $23.39. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $22.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.60.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Profile

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.