Auxano Advisors LLC Takes $766,000 Position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT)

Auxano Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 7,750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $766,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AdvisorNet Financial Inc boosted its position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 25.9% during the 4th quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 14,161 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,400,000 after buying an additional 2,915 shares during the period. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton grew its position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 8,825.0% in the 4th quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 357 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 353 shares during the last quarter. Sapient Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $239,000. IFG Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 24.7% in the fourth quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 7,446 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $736,000 after acquiring an additional 1,473 shares during the period. Finally, Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 7.6% in the fourth quarter. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. now owns 141,666 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $14,008,000 after acquiring an additional 9,984 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 73.32% of the company’s stock.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

NASDAQ:TLT traded down $0.76 on Tuesday, reaching $88.22. 40,798,232 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 43,351,773. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.07 and a beta of 0.06. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $82.42 and a 1-year high of $106.60. The company’s 50 day moving average is $92.31 and its 200-day moving average is $92.59.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a dividend of $0.3124 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st. This represents a $3.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.25%.

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.