13,035 Shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF $TLT Purchased by Ashton Thomas Securities LLC

Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 13,035 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $995,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Arnhold LLC bought a new stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $5,445,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 89,780 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,983,000 after buying an additional 3,024 shares during the period. Midwest Heritage Bank FSB lifted its holdings in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Midwest Heritage Bank FSB now owns 60,447 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,702,000 after buying an additional 2,562 shares during the period. National Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 12.0% in the 3rd quarter. National Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 7,899 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $614,000 after buying an additional 849 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WealthCare Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $2,940,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of TLT opened at $80.99 on Thursday. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $76.43 and a one year high of $91.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.31 billion, a P/E ratio of -6.75 and a beta of 0.52. The business has a fifty day moving average of $80.54 and a 200 day moving average of $84.71.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.3116 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $3.74 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.6%. This is a decrease from iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.3147.

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. The Underlying Index includes all publicly-issued the United States Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to 20 years.