iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) Shares Bought by Fisher Asset Management LLC

Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) by 35.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 232,917 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 60,473 shares during the quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $23,031,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 19.7% during the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 39,464,377 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,500,096,000 after purchasing an additional 6,505,853 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake 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 acquiring an additional 9,270,435 shares during the period. Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings 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 worth $1,385,414,000 after acquiring an additional 2,352,314 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 102.7% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 4,614,078 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $409,223,000 after purchasing an additional 2,337,389 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,191,099 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $372,384,000 after purchasing an additional 184,475 shares during the last quarter. 73.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

TLT opened at $89.84 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $46.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.14 and a beta of 0.39. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $91.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $92.67. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $82.42 and a 12-month high of $106.45.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be given a $0.3077 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 1st. This represents a $3.69 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.11%.

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.