iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) Stock Position Boosted by Bell Investment Advisors Inc

Bell Investment Advisors Inc raised its position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 329,290 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,356 shares during the quarter. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF comprises 5.9% of Bell Investment Advisors Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Bell Investment Advisors Inc owned 0.05% of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF worth $32,303,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. McAdam LLC raised its holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 43.9% in the 2nd quarter. McAdam LLC now owns 19,302 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,772,000 after buying an additional 5,893 shares during the period. Saxon Interests Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 28.4% in the 2nd quarter. Saxon Interests Inc. now owns 6,121 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $562,000 after acquiring an additional 1,355 shares during the last quarter. Riverwater Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $223,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 99.7% during the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 72,263 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,089,000 after purchasing an additional 36,070 shares during the period. Finally, Hancock Whitney Corp acquired a new stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,674,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.32% of the company’s stock.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

NASDAQ TLT traded up $0.62 on Wednesday, reaching $92.99. The stock had a trading volume of 5,661,686 shares, compared to its average volume of 40,033,281. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $93.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $94.28. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $87.34 and a 12-month high of $101.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $60.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.14 and a beta of 0.06.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.3105 dividend. This represents a $3.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is an increase from iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Company 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.