Principal Securities Inc. Buys 212,482 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Principal Securities Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 37.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 775,899 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 212,482 shares during the quarter. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $17,865,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 477.8% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 1,013 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,593.0% in the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 1,370 shares during the period. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 42.6% in the 4th quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 1,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 530 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.73 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $22.77 and a 200 day moving average of $22.97. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.47 and a fifty-two week high of $23.39.

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.