Allworth Financial LP Buys 641,361 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 22,441,627 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 641,361 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for 2.3% of Allworth Financial LP’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Allworth Financial LP owned about 1.87% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $518,850,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of GOVT. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $29,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $32,000. CX Institutional acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $40,000.

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

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.93 on Thursday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $22.48 and a 1 year high of $23.39. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.09 and a 200-day simple moving average 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.