iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Purchased by Sanctuary Advisors LLC

Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 119.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,042,192 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,198,721 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $92,607,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 477.8% in the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 1,013 shares in the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 1,370 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $40,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $22.57 on Wednesday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $22.47 and a 1-year high of $23.39. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $22.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.90.

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.