Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. Acquires 217 Shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG)

Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG) by 1.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 15,715 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the period. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF were worth $1,523,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in AGG. RiverFront Investment Group LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 1,263.8% during the fourth quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC now owns 64,084 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,210,000 after acquiring an additional 59,385 shares in the last quarter. Alerus Financial NA raised its stake in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Alerus Financial NA now owns 789,633 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,515,000 after purchasing an additional 13,295 shares in the last quarter. Level Four Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Level Four Advisory Services LLC now owns 192,633 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,666,000 after buying an additional 6,655 shares during the last quarter. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Finally, Hippocratic Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $328,000. Institutional investors own 83.63% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

NYSEARCA AGG opened at $98.73 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $125.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 125.34 and a beta of 0.22. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $98.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $98.43. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $94.85 and a 1 year high of $102.04.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Company Profile

IShares are index funds that are bought and sold like common stocks on national securities exchanges as well as certain foreign exchanges. iShares are attractive because of their relatively low cost, tax efficiency and trading flexibility. Investors can purchase and sell shares through any brokerage firm, financial advisor, or online broker, and hold the funds in any type of brokerage account.