iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF $AGG Shares Purchased by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its position in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG) by 88.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,827 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,092 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF were worth $1,081,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AGG. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 17.5% in the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 33,227,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,331,020,000 after purchasing an additional 4,942,715 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 5.5% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 46,326,160 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,644,198,000 after purchasing an additional 2,423,410 shares in the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association grew its stake in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 70.1% during the second quarter. United Services Automobile Association now owns 5,022,980 shares of the company’s stock worth $498,280,000 after purchasing an additional 2,069,200 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 79,246,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,944,482,000 after buying an additional 1,911,414 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 9.7% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 18,113,855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,813,740,000 after buying an additional 1,607,890 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.63% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Price Performance

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF stock opened at $99.23 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $137.14 billion, a PE ratio of 124.57 and a beta of 0.25. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $100.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $100.19. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $96.15 and a 1-year high of $101.46.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Profile

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.