Sharkey Howes & Javer Lowers Position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT)

Sharkey Howes & Javer reduced its position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) by 1.5% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 117,519 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,834 shares during the quarter. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF comprises about 1.8% of Sharkey Howes & Javer’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Sharkey Howes & Javer’s holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $11,120,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TLT. Rafferty Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 134.1% in the fourth quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 36,566,862 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,615,731,000 after buying an additional 20,946,006 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 purchasing an additional 6,505,853 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 3,761.2% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,497,876 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $444,750,000 after purchasing an additional 4,381,387 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI increased its position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 5,972.2% during the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 3,435,793 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $337,771,000 after purchasing an additional 3,379,211 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc raised its holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 26.2% in the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 9,739,457 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $963,038,000 after buying an additional 2,023,240 shares during the period. 73.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF stock traded up $0.70 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $90.61. The company had a trading volume of 34,071,852 shares, compared to its average volume of 40,702,266. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $91.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.37. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $82.42 and a 1-year high of $103.25. The stock has a market cap of $46.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.14 and a beta of 0.06.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 1st will be paid a $0.2911 dividend. This represents a $3.49 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.86%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 1st.

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.