South Dakota Investment Council Has $324.85 Million Holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF $AGG

South Dakota Investment Council boosted its stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG) by 16.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,272,335 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 451,100 shares during the quarter. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF makes up 6.2% of South Dakota Investment Council’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. South Dakota Investment Council owned 0.24% of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF worth $324,845,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 84,760,819 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,465,912,000 after purchasing an additional 5,514,115 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 16.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 53,737,402 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,367,292,000 after purchasing an additional 7,411,242 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its position in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 42,844,111 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,279,296,000 after purchasing an additional 489,837 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 9.1% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 36,259,568 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,621,605,000 after buying an additional 3,032,433 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted its position in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 32,483,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,244,444,000 after buying an additional 1,245,217 shares in the last quarter. 83.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA AGG opened at $97.55 on Thursday. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $97.27 and a twelve month high of $101.46. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $98.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $99.27. The company has a market capitalization of $137.65 billion, a PE ratio of 124.57 and a beta of 0.25.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Company Profile

IShares are index funds that are bought and sold like common stocks on national securities exchanges as well as certain foreign exchanges. iShares are attractive because of their relatively low cost, tax efficiency and trading flexibility. Investors can purchase and sell shares through any brokerage firm, financial advisor, or online broker, and hold the funds in any type of brokerage account.