Advisors Preferred LLC Boosts Stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF $TLT

Advisors Preferred LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) by 41.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 67,047 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 19,515 shares during the period. Advisors Preferred LLC’s holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $5,812,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in TLT. Strategic Investment Advisors MI purchased a new position in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Summer Road LLC boosted its position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 117.6% in the first quarter. Summer Road LLC now owns 370 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont increased its holdings in 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 buying an additional 181 shares during the period. Finally, Stone House Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in 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 worth $34,000 after buying an additional 352 shares during the period. 73.33% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

TLT opened at $84.08 on Wednesday. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $82.77 and a 12-month high of $92.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.87 billion, a PE ratio of -6.75 and a beta of 0.51. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $85.38 and a two-hundred day moving average of $86.80.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a $0.318 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Company 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.