iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) Shares Sold by LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc.

LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc. decreased its position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) by 6.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 5,437 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 348 shares during the quarter. LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $475,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TLT. Capula Management Ltd acquired a new position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $455,550,000. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury acquired a new position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $194,796,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 1,901.0% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 1,588,699 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $138,741,000 after purchasing an additional 1,509,302 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 24.3% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 7,274,989 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $635,325,000 after purchasing an additional 1,421,699 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 751.1% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,199,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $104,795,000 after purchasing an additional 1,059,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.32% of the company’s stock.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

NASDAQ:TLT opened at $87.02 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $47.09 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.06 and a beta of 0.06. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $89.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $89.54. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $84.89 and a 12-month high of $101.64.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st were issued a $0.3276 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 1st. This represents a $3.93 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.52%. This is a positive change from iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.33.

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.