Graypoint LLC Raises Stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT)

Graypoint LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) by 343.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 39,604 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 30,676 shares during the quarter. Graypoint LLC’s holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $3,459,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fund Evaluation Group LLC bought a new position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $232,000. Choreo LLC raised its stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 104.8% in the second quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 6,747 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $612,000 after purchasing an additional 3,453 shares in the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC lifted its position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 57.1% during the second quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 9,843 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $903,000 after purchasing an additional 3,577 shares during the last quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. grew its stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 21.9% in the 2nd quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 8,406,190 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $771,520,000 after buying an additional 1,511,435 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc increased its holdings in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 315,934 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,996,000 after buying an additional 9,741 shares during the last quarter. 73.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF stock traded down $0.57 on Friday, hitting $85.46. 47,076,774 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 35,556,762. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $85.16 and a 12-month high of $101.64. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $90.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.79. The company has a market cap of $49.19 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.14 and a beta of 0.06.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were paid a dividend of $0.351 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $4.21 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.93%. This is a positive change from iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.31.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Profile

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of United States Treasury bonds with remaining maturities greater than 20 years. The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the Barclays U.S. 20+ Year Treasury Bond Index (the Underlying Index), which measures the performance of public obligations of the United States Treasury that have a remaining maturity of 20 or more years.