Westfuller Advisors LLC Has $8.65 Million Stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $GOVT

Westfuller Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) by 36.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 377,414 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 100,583 shares during the quarter. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF makes up 3.7% of Westfuller Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Westfuller Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF were worth $8,647,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 366.1% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 195,076,828 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,491,644,000 after buying an additional 153,219,429 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,716,964,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 12.6% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 362,138,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,372,643,000 after acquiring an additional 40,633,910 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 2,261.5% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 13,244,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $305,017,000 after acquiring an additional 12,683,472 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 119,087,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,741,988,000 after acquiring an additional 7,886,409 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:GOVT opened at $22.69 on Monday. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $22.47 and a 1-year high of $23.39. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.72 and its two-hundred 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.