Global Wealth Strategies & Associates Raises Stock Position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF $TLT

Global Wealth Strategies & Associates grew its holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) by 2.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 67,719 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,758 shares during the period. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF makes up 1.7% of Global Wealth Strategies & Associates’ portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates’ holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $5,976,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in TLT. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 200.6% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 36,052,581 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,281,866,000 after buying an additional 71,888,500 shares in the last quarter. Simplex Trading LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $278,367,000. Aurora Private Wealth Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 8,040.5% during the 1st quarter. Aurora Private Wealth Inc. now owns 2,643,962 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $240,680,000 after purchasing an additional 2,611,483 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 415.4% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,678,685 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $152,811,000 after purchasing an additional 1,352,977 shares during the period. Finally, Eisler Capital Management Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $94,839,000. 73.33% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.4%

TLT stock opened at $89.95 on Friday. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $83.29 and a 12 month high of $101.64. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $86.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $87.67. The stock has a market cap of $50.29 billion, a PE ratio of -6.75 and a beta of 0.06.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.3281 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%.

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.