Calamos Advisors LLC Takes $14.23 Million Position in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF $AGG

Calamos Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 143,355 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,231,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AGG. Valley National Advisers Inc. raised its position in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 339.0% in the 4th quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Cresta Advisors Ltd. purchased a new position in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Blueline Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. First Command Advisory Services Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 321.2% in the fourth quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares during the period. Finally, North Ridge Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.63% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of AGG opened at $98.00 on Wednesday. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $97.51 and a fifty-two week high of $101.46. The company has a market capitalization of $138.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 124.57 and a beta of 0.25. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $98.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $99.44.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Company Profile

IShares are index funds that are bought and sold like common stocks on national securities exchanges as well as certain foreign exchanges. iShares are attractive because of their relatively low cost, tax efficiency and trading flexibility. Investors can purchase and sell shares through any brokerage firm, financial advisor, or online broker, and hold the funds in any type of brokerage account.