Capital Planning Advisors LLC Lowers Stock Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Capital Planning Advisors LLC decreased its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 19.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,006,363 shares of the company’s stock after selling 246,487 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF accounts for approximately 3.6% of Capital Planning Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Capital Planning Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $23,126,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,763,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,527,054,000 after purchasing an additional 3,525,851 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% during the 3rd 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 during the period. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.6% during the 3rd 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 during the period. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.6% during the 3rd 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 during the period. Finally, Mutual Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 18.2% during the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 11,332,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,741,584 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.48 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.93.

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.