119,925 iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Purchased by IFG Advisory LLC

IFG Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 19.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 731,089 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 119,925 shares during the period. IFG Advisory LLC owned 0.06% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $15,989,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 20.3% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 474,769,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,876,979,000 after acquiring an additional 80,062,969 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.6% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 167,199,210 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,808,755,000 after purchasing an additional 13,304,992 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $146,620,000. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 144.8% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 10,135,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $232,201,000 after purchasing an additional 5,995,250 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 26.2% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 26,402,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $601,442,000 after purchasing an additional 5,480,396 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS GOVT traded down $0.04 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $21.98. The stock had a trading volume of 22,737,575 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,765,893. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $22.09 and a 200-day moving average of $22.60. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $21.73 and a 12-month high of $23.39.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company 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.