Geneos Wealth Management Inc. Purchases 17,007 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 3.8% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 460,885 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,007 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $10,591,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of GOVT. Cypress Wealth Services LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $474,000 after purchasing an additional 456 shares in the last quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC now owns 81,351 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,908,000 after purchasing an additional 466 shares during the period. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC increased 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 buying an additional 481 shares in the last quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC now owns 9,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,000 after buying an additional 505 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,953,000 after buying an additional 530 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.48 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $22.61 and its 200 day moving average is $22.93.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company 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.