Alesco Advisors LLC Grows Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Alesco Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 4.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,526,419 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 153,391 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up 2.1% of Alesco Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Alesco Advisors LLC owned 0.29% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $81,196,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 12.6% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 362,138,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,372,643,000 after purchasing an additional 40,633,910 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 76,659,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,772,377,000 after purchasing an additional 2,071,769 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $1,716,964,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 17.3% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 48,268,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,115,968,000 after acquiring an additional 7,111,353 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 41,857,399 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,743,000 after acquiring an additional 1,542,594 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

GOVT stock opened at $22.92 on Thursday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.48 and a fifty-two week high of $23.39. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $23.02 and a 200-day moving average of $23.08.

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.