Gould Asset Management LLC CA Grows Stock Position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT)

Gould Asset Management LLC CA raised its stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) by 0.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 235,941 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 458 shares during the quarter. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF accounts for approximately 6.0% of Gould Asset Management LLC CA’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Gould Asset Management LLC CA’s holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $23,330,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 135.3% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 16,120,505 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,429,728,000 after acquiring an additional 9,270,435 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 19.7% in the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 39,464,377 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,500,096,000 after acquiring an additional 6,505,853 shares during the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 17.7% in the 3rd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 15,620,856 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,385,414,000 after acquiring an additional 2,352,314 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 102.7% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 4,614,078 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $409,223,000 after acquiring an additional 2,337,389 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $197,760,000. 73.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of TLT traded down $0.62 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $87.78. The stock had a trading volume of 49,257,936 shares, compared to its average volume of 43,585,301. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $82.42 and a 12 month high of $107.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $45.34 billion, a PE ratio of -7.07 and a beta of 0.06. The company’s 50-day moving average is $92.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.52.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a dividend of $0.3124 per share. This represents a $3.75 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st.

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.