William John Sempolinski Acquires Shares of 25,480 iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF $TLT

William John Sempolinski bought a new position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 25,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,202,000. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF accounts for approximately 0.9% of William John Sempolinski’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 28.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,747 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $240,000 after purchasing an additional 601 shares during the period. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC grew its stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 409.3% in the first quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 50,847 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,629,000 after purchasing an additional 40,863 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 520.4% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 608 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 510 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 28.7% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 808,479 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $71,348,000 after purchasing an additional 180,073 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 2.3% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 2,814,624 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $248,391,000 after purchasing an additional 63,442 shares in the last quarter. 73.33% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:TLT opened at $82.21 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $83.37 and its 200-day moving average price is $85.51. The company has a market capitalization of $41.41 billion, a PE ratio of -6.75 and a beta of 0.51. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $81.17 and a 1-year high of $92.18.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st were paid a dividend of $0.3147 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.6%.

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. The Underlying Index includes all publicly-issued the United States Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to 20 years.