iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Shares Acquired by Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co

Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 4.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,691,010 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 164,591 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF comprises approximately 2.2% of Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co owned approximately 0.31% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $84,561,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jane Street Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 365.6% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 366,986 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,435,000 after purchasing an additional 288,160 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $523,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $217,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 48.7% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,346,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,919,000 after acquiring an additional 768,431 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 11.2% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 5,744,707 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,038,000 after acquiring an additional 577,005 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.52 on Wednesday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $22.47 and a one year high of $23.39. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $22.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.88.

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.