Bailard Inc. Has $36.05 Million Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Bailard Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 14.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,559,396 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 200,018 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up 0.8% of Bailard Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 29th largest position. Bailard Inc. owned approximately 0.13% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $36,053,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.8% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 321,504,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,388,176,000 after buying an additional 8,760,376 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 74,588,153 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,714,024,000 after acquiring an additional 470,264 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 41,157,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $945,792,000 after acquiring an additional 121,143 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.4% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 40,314,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $926,434,000 after purchasing an additional 2,794,537 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TIAA Trust National Association raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 17,484.2% in the second quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 30,751,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $705,040,000 after purchasing an additional 30,576,208 shares during the last quarter.

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

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.95 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $23.10 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $23.04.

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.