Ascent Group LLC Sells 2,420 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Ascent Group LLC trimmed its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 121,706 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,420 shares during the quarter. Ascent Group LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $2,854,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,763,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,527,054,000 after purchasing an additional 3,525,851 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 14.4% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 57,384,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,295,174,000 after purchasing an additional 7,203,276 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 36,625,741 shares of the company’s stock valued at $858,874,000 after purchasing an additional 2,642,472 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 28,799,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $675,348,000 after purchasing an additional 735,803 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.6% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 18,419,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,936,000 after purchasing an additional 639,816 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.95 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $22.94 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.92.

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.