Blue Capital Inc. Acquires New Stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF $TLT

Blue Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 31,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,771,000. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF comprises approximately 1.8% of Blue Capital Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Strategic Investment Advisors MI bought a new stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management bought a new position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Summer Road LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 117.6% in the 1st quarter. Summer Road LLC now owns 370 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 90.5% in the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 381 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the period. Finally, Stone House Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 1,066.7% in the 4th quarter. Stone House Investment Management LLC now owns 385 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 352 shares during the last quarter. 73.33% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ TLT opened at $85.51 on Friday. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $82.77 and a twelve month high of $92.18. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $85.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $86.97. The company has a market capitalization of $42.55 billion, a PE ratio of -6.75 and a beta of 0.52.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.318 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 1st.

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. 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.