MCF Advisors LLC Buys 610,765 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

MCF Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 13.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 5,093,049 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 610,765 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up 8.2% of MCF Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. MCF Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $117,038,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Cypress Wealth Services LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 20,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,000 after buying an additional 456 shares during the period. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC now owns 81,351 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,908,000 after acquiring an additional 466 shares during the period. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 20,402 shares of the company’s stock worth $478,000 after purchasing an additional 481 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,953,000 after purchasing an additional 530 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Glen Eagle Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 55.2% during the third quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

GOVT stock opened at $22.52 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $22.62 and a 200 day moving average of $22.94.

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.