iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Shares Bought by Chesley Taft & Associates LLC

Chesley Taft & Associates LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 25.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,809 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,013 shares during the quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $340,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of GOVT. Cypress Wealth Services LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 20,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,000 after acquiring an additional 456 shares during the period. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 20,402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $478,000 after purchasing an additional 481 shares during the period. Empirical Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 83,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,953,000 after buying an additional 530 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Glen Eagle Advisors LLC boosted its holdings 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 buying an additional 600 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

GOVT opened at $22.52 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $22.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.94.

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.