Westfuller Advisors LLC Makes New $967,000 Investment in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT)

Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 41,227 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $967,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Westside Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 79.9% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,680 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 746 shares during the last quarter. Family Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 210.9% during the 2nd quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 1,291 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avion Wealth purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $45,000.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $22.62 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $23.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.89.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.0629 per share. This is a boost from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF 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.