iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT Stock Position Lowered by 1607 Capital Partners LLC

1607 Capital Partners LLC lowered its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 13.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,211,122 shares of the company’s stock after selling 480,400 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up approximately 5.0% of 1607 Capital Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. 1607 Capital Partners LLC owned about 0.27% of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF worth $73,936,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 365.6% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 366,986 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,435,000 after buying an additional 288,160 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $523,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $217,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 48.7% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,346,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,919,000 after purchasing an additional 768,431 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 11.2% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 5,744,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,038,000 after purchasing an additional 577,005 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.69 on Thursday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $22.47 and a 1 year high of $23.39. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $22.76 and its 200 day moving average is $22.95.

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.