24,867 Shares in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Purchased by Wealthgarden F.S. LLC

Wealthgarden F.S. LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 24,867 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $570,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of GOVT. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 365.6% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 366,986 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,435,000 after purchasing an additional 288,160 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $523,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $217,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 48.7% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,346,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,919,000 after buying an additional 768,431 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 11.2% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 5,744,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,038,000 after buying an additional 577,005 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

BATS:GOVT 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 simple moving average of $22.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.90.

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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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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