iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Acquired by Simplicity Wealth LLC

Simplicity Wealth LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 40.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 403,485 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 115,767 shares during the period. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $8,824,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $147,000. Sowell Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 185,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,055,000 after purchasing an additional 2,282 shares in the last quarter. Ascent Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 32.1% during the 3rd quarter. Ascent Wealth Partners LLC now owns 106,362 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,326,000 after purchasing an additional 25,834 shares in the last quarter. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $428,000. Finally, Gibbs Wealth Management increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 12.8% during the third quarter. Gibbs Wealth Management now owns 966,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,147,000 after purchasing an additional 109,903 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

GOVT opened at $22.20 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.50. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $21.73 and a 1 year 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.