Blair William & Co. IL Buys 1,852 Shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT)

Blair William & Co. IL lifted its stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) by 13.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 15,448 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,852 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,349,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Independence Bank of Kentucky bought a new position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 82.4% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 394 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. Finally, West Branch Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 94.9% in the fourth quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 417 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares during the period. 73.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:TLT opened at $91.43 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $55.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.21 and a beta of 0.06. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $89.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $91.15. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $84.89 and a twelve month high of $101.64.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be given a $0.3256 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $3.91 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.27%.

About iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

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.