Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC Sells 22,933 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lowered its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 1.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,603,899 shares of the company’s stock after selling 22,933 shares during the quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC owned 0.13% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $37,082,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter worth $29,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 65.6% in the 2nd quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP now owns 1,446 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 573 shares during the period. CX Institutional acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $38,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $40,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of GOVT opened at $23.21 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.09. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $22.48 and a 52 week high of $23.36.

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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.