Values First Advisors Inc. Purchases New Shares in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT)

Values First Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 10,398 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,028,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Morgan Stanley increased its position 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. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position 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 buying an additional 9,270,435 shares during the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC grew its position 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 buying an additional 2,352,314 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 23.9% in the 2nd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 8,436,736 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $868,477,000 after buying an additional 1,628,873 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BlackRock Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 9.9% in the 1st quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 6,140,423 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $653,157,000 after buying an additional 551,952 shares during the last quarter. 66.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ TLT traded down $0.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $94.62. The company had a trading volume of 34,540,428 shares, compared to its average volume of 42,660,102. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $94.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.45. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $82.42 and a 52-week high of $108.87.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 7th. Investors of record on Monday, March 4th were paid a dividend of $0.2952 per share. This represents a $3.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 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.