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

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

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 477.8% during the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 1,013 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,593.0% in the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,370 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $40,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.52 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.67 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.88. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $22.47 and a 1-year high of $23.39.

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.