Bank of New York Mellon Corp Grows Stock Holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 211.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 6,702,133 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,548,373 shares during the quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp owned about 0.56% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $153,546,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 477.8% during the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 1,013 shares in the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,593.0% during the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,370 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS GOVT opened at $22.63 on Monday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $22.47 and a 12 month high of $23.39. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $22.68 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.89.

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.