NewEdge Advisors LLC Purchases 853,280 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) by 30.1% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 3,692,267 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 853,280 shares during the quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $84,110,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Farmers National Bank lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Farmers National Bank now owns 58,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,331,000 after buying an additional 443 shares during the last quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,828 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,000 after buying an additional 485 shares in the last quarter. Tradition Wealth Management LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Tradition Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after acquiring an additional 524 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management LLC grew its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management LLC now owns 46,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,060,000 after acquiring an additional 532 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Collaborative Wealth Managment Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.6% during the first quarter. Collaborative Wealth Managment Inc. now owns 11,367 shares of the company’s stock worth $260,000 after acquiring an additional 607 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.34 on Wednesday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.31 and a fifty-two week high of $23.39. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $22.50 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.73.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

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