Ascent Group LLC Cuts Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Ascent Group LLC reduced its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 1.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 121,706 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,420 shares during the quarter. Ascent Group LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $2,854,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Comerica Bank lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 35.1% in the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 233,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,319,000 after acquiring an additional 60,684 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 49.8% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 25,859 shares of the company’s stock worth $584,000 after acquiring an additional 8,601 shares during the period. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,467.4% during the 2nd quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 23,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $524,000 after acquiring an additional 21,732 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $52,000. Finally, Mather Group LLC. grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.1% during the 2nd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 246,364 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,610,000 after acquiring an additional 18,472 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.95 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $22.94 and a 200 day moving average of $22.92.

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.