Renaissance Technologies LLC Buys New Shares in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund bought 129,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,974,000.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $27,000. Toronto Dominion Bank bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $40,000. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 102.0% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,830 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 924 shares during the period. Finally, Silver Grove Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $42,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.49 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.83. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $22.40 and a one year high of $23.39.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF 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.