Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC Purchases New Stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF $TLT

Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 63,469 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $5,601,000. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF makes up 0.7% of Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its holdings in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 67.6% during the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $140,000 after acquiring an additional 640 shares during the period. Penserra Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at about $11,006,000. Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC increased its position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 34.1% during the second quarter. Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 117,354 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,356,000 after purchasing an additional 29,872 shares during the last quarter. Capasso Planning Partners LLC raised its stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 19.3% during the second quarter. Capasso Planning Partners LLC now owns 23,297 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,056,000 after purchasing an additional 3,771 shares during the period. Finally, Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. raised its stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 203.5% during the second quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. now owns 409,349 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,125,000 after purchasing an additional 274,482 shares during the period. 73.33% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:TLT opened at $89.57 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $89.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $87.74. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $83.29 and a 1-year high of $94.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.75 and a beta of 0.53.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 6th. Investors of record on Monday, November 3rd were given a $0.3251 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 3rd. This is a positive change from iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.31. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%.

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.