Fifth Third Bancorp Has $6.59 Million Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 1,735.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 287,652 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 271,978 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $6,590,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Principal Securities Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 37.7% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 775,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,865,000 after acquiring an additional 212,482 shares during the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.0% in the fourth quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 142,033 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,275,000 after purchasing an additional 36,059 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 77.7% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 827,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,063,000 after acquiring an additional 361,889 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 27.5% during the 4th quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 157,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,634,000 after purchasing an additional 34,062 shares during the period. Finally, Stableford Capital II LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 239.6% during the fourth quarter. Stableford Capital II LLC now owns 96,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,211,000 after acquiring an additional 67,747 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS GOVT opened at $22.60 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.89. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $22.47 and a 12 month high of $23.39.

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.