National Bank of Canada FI Buys 8,008 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

National Bank of Canada FI lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 9.5% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 92,741 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,008 shares during the quarter. National Bank of Canada FI’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $2,175,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 3,525,851 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 14.4% in 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 acquiring an additional 7,203,276 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% in the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 36,625,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $858,874,000 after acquiring an additional 2,642,472 shares during the period. 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 worth $675,348,000 after purchasing an additional 735,803 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. raised its stake 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.

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

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.67 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $22.83 and its 200 day moving average is $22.95.

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.