Bank of Montreal Can Has $11.41 Million Position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 762.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 485,280 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 428,986 shares during the quarter. Bank of Montreal Can’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $11,409,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 190,356 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,464,000 after acquiring an additional 15,080 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $397,000. Prosperity Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 133.0% during the 3rd quarter. Prosperity Financial Group Inc. now owns 23,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $554,000 after buying an additional 13,487 shares during the period. Centaurus Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 170.9% in the third quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 16,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $398,000 after acquiring an additional 10,695 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.7% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 794,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,629,000 after buying an additional 56,636 shares during the period.

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

BATS GOVT opened at $22.95 on Monday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.92.

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.