iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Bought by 1607 Capital Partners LLC

1607 Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 20.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,691,522 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 636,835 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for 6.4% of 1607 Capital Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. 1607 Capital Partners LLC owned about 0.31% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $85,348,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.92 on Friday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $22.48 and a 52-week high of $23.39. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $23.12.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF 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.