Brown Advisory Inc. Makes New Investment in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Brown Advisory Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVTGet Rating) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 509,852 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,584,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 24,695 shares of the company’s stock valued at $642,000 after acquiring an additional 1,879 shares during the last quarter. Prudential PLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,071,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 338,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,440,000 after buying an additional 10,375 shares during the last quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 10.4% in the 1st quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 406,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,132,000 after buying an additional 38,476 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.3% in the 1st quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 558,798 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,920,000 after buying an additional 142,658 shares during the last quarter.

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

BATS:GOVT opened at $22.97 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $23.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.13.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Profile

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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.

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