Balefire LLC Purchases 86,022 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Balefire LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT – Free Report) by 69.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 210,037 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 86,022 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for approximately 0.7% of Balefire LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. Balefire LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $4,594,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 37.7% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 775,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,865,000 after purchasing an additional 212,482 shares during the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.9% in the 2nd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 4,672,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $105,519,000 after buying an additional 301,698 shares in the last quarter. KWB Wealth increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,245.0% during the second quarter. KWB Wealth now owns 242,255 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,519,000 after acquiring an additional 224,243 shares during the period. Cassilly Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 192.2% during the second quarter. Cassilly Financial Group LLC now owns 136,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,099,000 after purchasing an additional 89,489 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,735.2% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 287,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,590,000 after acquiring an additional 271,978 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

GOVT remained flat at $21.88 on Friday. 20,034,183 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,741,042. The company has a 50 day moving average of $22.26 and a 200-day moving average of $22.56. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $21.73 and a 1-year high of $23.39.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

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