iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) Shares Bought by Nationwide Fund Advisors

Nationwide Fund Advisors increased its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) by 14.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,514,840 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 196,893 shares during the quarter. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF accounts for about 10.6% of Nationwide Fund Advisors’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Nationwide Fund Advisors’ holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $132,291,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ORG Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. West Branch Capital LLC lifted its stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 94.9% during the fourth quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 417 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares during the last quarter. Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter worth $42,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 73.1% in the 4th quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 476 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 201 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. bought a new position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $59,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.32% of the company’s stock.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of TLT stock opened at $88.01 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $89.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $93.25. The company has a market cap of $52.02 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.14 and a beta of 0.06. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $84.89 and a twelve month high of $101.64.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were issued a $0.351 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $4.21 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.79%. This is a boost from iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.31.

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.