Sapient Capital LLC Makes New Investment in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT)

Sapient Capital LLC purchased a new stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 2,419 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $239,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of TLT. ONE Advisory Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 765.1% in the third quarter. ONE Advisory Partners LLC now owns 43,759 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,881,000 after acquiring an additional 38,701 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 2,915 shares in the last quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton raised its holdings in 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 worth $35,000 after buying an additional 353 shares during the period. IFG Advisory LLC lifted its stake in 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 valued at $736,000 after buying an additional 1,473 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings 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 valued at $14,008,000 after buying an additional 9,984 shares during the period. 73.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TLT opened at $88.89 on Tuesday. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $82.42 and a 12 month high of $107.24. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $93.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $92.44.

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 paid a $0.3124 dividend. This represents a $3.75 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.22%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 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.