Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. Reduces Stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT)

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. cut its position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) by 17.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 404,654 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 86,950 shares during the quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. owned about 0.08% of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF worth $40,012,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 26.7% during the 4th quarter. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC now owns 219,527 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,707,000 after buying an additional 46,237 shares in the last quarter. EQ LLC bought a new position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $2,642,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc boosted its holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 25.9% in the 4th quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 14,161 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,400,000 after purchasing 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% during the 4th quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 357 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 353 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sapient Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $239,000. 73.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF stock traded up $0.19 on Friday, hitting $91.30. 9,404,418 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 41,804,895. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $82.42 and a 12-month high of $103.95. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $91.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.18. The company has a market cap of $46.65 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.14 and a beta of 0.06.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.3077 per share. This represents a $3.69 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.04%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 1st.

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.