World Investment Advisors LLC Increases Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

World Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 52.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 27,417 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,430 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $643,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 30.7% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,081,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,408,000 after acquiring an additional 254,255 shares during the last quarter. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at $271,000. Focus Financial Network Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 12.2% in the 2nd quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 69,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,586,000 after acquiring an additional 7,529 shares during the last quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 69.4% in the 2nd quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 314,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,089,000 after purchasing an additional 128,672 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ONE Advisory Partners LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 68.3% during the second quarter. ONE Advisory Partners LLC now owns 20,839 shares of the company’s stock worth $470,000 after buying an additional 8,460 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.68 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $22.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.96.

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.