iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Purchased by Adirondack Trust Co.

Adirondack Trust Co. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 59.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,396 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,013 shares during the period. Adirondack Trust Co.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $124,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.4% in the third 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 last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 34.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,133,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $261,069,000 after buying an additional 2,837,004 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised 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 worth $858,874,000 after buying an additional 2,642,472 shares during the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC lifted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 1,741,584 shares during the period. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $33,768,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

BATS GOVT opened at $22.48 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.93.

About iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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.