Howard Capital Management LLC Buys 162,623 Shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF $AGG

Howard Capital Management LLC boosted its position in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG) by 19.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,013,382 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 162,623 shares during the quarter. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF accounts for approximately 1.0% of Howard Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest holding. Howard Capital Management LLC owned about 0.07% of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF worth $95,805,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of AGG. Empower Annuity Insurance Co bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $267,968,630,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 29.6% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 69,660,482 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,915,196,000 after acquiring an additional 15,923,080 shares during the period. WealthNavi Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 11,513,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,142,930,000 after acquiring an additional 354,238 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 10,336,251 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,026,080,000 after acquiring an additional 451,566 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 39.2% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 6,744,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $669,542,000 after acquiring an additional 1,898,484 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.63% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.0%

AGG traded down $0.03 during trading on Friday, reaching $95.38. The stock had a trading volume of 11,388,734 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,586,846. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $96.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $97.77. The company has a market capitalization of $138.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 124.57 and a beta of 0.26. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has a one year low of $93.83 and a one year high of $101.46.

About iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

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.