Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC Raises Stock Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 5.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 97,988 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,097 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $2,252,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of GOVT. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,763,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,527,054,000 after buying an additional 3,525,851 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% in the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 36,625,741 shares of the company’s stock valued at $858,874,000 after acquiring an additional 2,642,472 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 28,799,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $675,348,000 after purchasing an additional 735,803 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.6% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 18,419,461 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,936,000 after purchasing an additional 639,816 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mutual Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 11,332,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,741,584 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.56 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $22.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.93.

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.