Capital Investment Counsel LLC Raises Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Capital Investment Counsel LLC increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 3.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 163,694 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,096 shares during the period. Capital Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $3,762,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,763,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,527,054,000 after buying an additional 3,525,851 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% in the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 36,625,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $858,874,000 after acquiring an additional 2,642,472 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 28,799,490 shares of the company’s stock worth $675,348,000 after acquiring an additional 735,803 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 18,419,461 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,936,000 after acquiring an additional 639,816 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mutual Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 18.2% during the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 11,332,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,741,584 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

GOVT opened at $22.59 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $22.61 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.93.

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.