Family Firm Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF $TLT

Family Firm Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) by 25.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 18,338 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,773 shares during the quarter. Family Firm Inc.’s holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,474,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Davies Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,492,000. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. increased its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 5.3% during the second quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 405,560 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $35,750,000 after acquiring an additional 20,475 shares during the period. Clearstead Trust LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Good Life Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 41.4% during the second quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC now owns 13,839 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,221,000 after purchasing an additional 4,050 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Investment Counsel Inc lifted its position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 45.9% in the second quarter. Capital Investment Counsel Inc now owns 10,695 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $944,000 after purchasing an additional 3,365 shares during the period. 73.33% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of TLT opened at $89.38 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $90.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $87.80. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $83.29 and a twelve month high of $94.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.96 billion, a PE ratio of -6.75 and a beta of 0.53.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.