Cerity Partners LLC Raises Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTFree Report) by 109.7% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 995,618 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 520,924 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $22,703,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 65.6% during the 2nd quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP now owns 1,446 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 573 shares during the last quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 424.7% in the second quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 1,679 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 1,359 shares in the last quarter. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at $39,000. Bessemer Group Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, Blume Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $40,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

GOVT opened at $23.01 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.98.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

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