Ashford Capital Management Inc. Sells 6,376 Shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Ashford Capital Management Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 176,657 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,376 shares during the period. Ashford Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $4,143,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 3,525,851 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 14.4% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 57,384,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,295,174,000 after purchasing an additional 7,203,276 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.8% during the third 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 grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2.6% in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 3.6% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 18,419,461 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,936,000 after purchasing an additional 639,816 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of GOVT opened at $22.92 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $22.88 and its 200-day moving average is $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.