O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Sells 5,453 Shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC cut its position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) by 20.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 20,962 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,453 shares during the quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,831,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,035,096 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $527,045,000 after purchasing an additional 235,504 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 17.0% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 2,429,274 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $211,751,000 after acquiring an additional 353,468 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 36.2% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 2,230,371 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $194,778,000 after purchasing an additional 592,846 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 9.8% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,958,175 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $171,007,000 after purchasing an additional 175,574 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 1,840,482 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $160,729,000 after purchasing an additional 91,847 shares during the period. 73.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

TLT stock opened at $92.85 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $89.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $91.10. The firm has a market cap of $52.76 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.38 and a beta of 0.47. 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 Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a $0.3256 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $3.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.21%.

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.