Geneos Wealth Management Inc. Purchases 17,007 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 3.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 460,885 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,007 shares during the quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $10,591,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 27,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $626,000 after buying an additional 1,380 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 40.5% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 577,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,544,000 after purchasing an additional 166,466 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 766.7% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 10,140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $238,000 after purchasing an additional 8,970 shares in the last quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,729.4% during the third quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE now owns 369,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,674,000 after purchasing an additional 349,659 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.8% during the third quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 66,781 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,566,000 after purchasing an additional 1,209 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.48 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $22.61 and a 200 day moving average of $22.93.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF 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.