Captrust Financial Advisors Acquires 5,664 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 28.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,587 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,664 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors’ holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $600,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bailard Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 6.4% in the second quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 1,646,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,167,000 after acquiring an additional 98,877 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 40.5% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 577,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,544,000 after purchasing an additional 166,466 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 766.7% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 10,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,000 after purchasing an additional 8,970 shares during the last quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 1,729.4% in the third quarter. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE now owns 369,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,674,000 after purchasing an additional 349,659 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.7% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,081,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,408,000 after buying an additional 254,255 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

GOVT opened at $22.82 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.95.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF 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.