Meitav Investment House Ltd. Raises Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Meitav Investment House Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) by 25.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 159,946 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,024 shares during the quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $3,662,000 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 GOVT. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 37.7% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 775,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,865,000 after acquiring an additional 212,482 shares during the period. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.0% in the fourth quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 142,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,275,000 after purchasing an additional 36,059 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 77.7% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 827,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,063,000 after purchasing an additional 361,889 shares during the period. Acorns Advisers LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% during the third quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 1,147,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,529,000 after purchasing an additional 62,524 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 27.5% during the fourth quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 157,829 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,634,000 after purchasing an additional 34,062 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS:GOVT traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $22.64. 1,824,375 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,235,994. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.92. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $22.47 and a 52-week 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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