Acorns Advisers LLC Raises Stock Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Acorns Advisers LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,147,436 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 62,524 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises about 0.2% of Acorns Advisers LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest position. Acorns Advisers LLC owned 0.10% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $26,529,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 57.7% during the third quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 2,753,378 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,658,000 after buying an additional 1,007,786 shares during the period. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 107.7% during the 3rd quarter. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC now owns 220,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,099,000 after acquiring an additional 114,355 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 9.0% during the 3rd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 865,293 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,006,000 after acquiring an additional 71,185 shares during the period. Bailard Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 14.7% during the 3rd quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,559,396 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,053,000 after acquiring an additional 200,018 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners OCIO LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 4.3% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners OCIO LLC now owns 534,247 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,352,000 after acquiring an additional 22,251 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of GOVT stock opened at $22.93 on Friday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $22.48 and a one year high of $23.39. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $23.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.12.

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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.