iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF $AGG Shares Acquired by Madison Asset Management LLC

Madison Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG) by 2.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 253,778 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,788 shares during the period. Madison Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF were worth $25,193,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 84,760,819 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,465,912,000 after buying an additional 5,514,115 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 16.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 53,737,402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,367,292,000 after buying an additional 7,411,242 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE increased its stake in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 42,844,111 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,279,296,000 after acquiring an additional 489,837 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its stake in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 9.1% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 36,259,568 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,621,605,000 after acquiring an additional 3,032,433 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its stake in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 32,483,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,244,444,000 after acquiring an additional 1,245,217 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.63% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of AGG stock opened at $97.95 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $98.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $99.38. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $97.51 and a 1-year high of $101.46. The firm has a market cap of $138.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 124.57 and a beta of 0.25.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Company Profile

IShares are index funds that are bought and sold like common stocks on national securities exchanges as well as certain foreign exchanges. iShares are attractive because of their relatively low cost, tax efficiency and trading flexibility. Investors can purchase and sell shares through any brokerage firm, financial advisor, or online broker, and hold the funds in any type of brokerage account.