Sicart Associates LLC Cuts Position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT)

Sicart Associates LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) by 6.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 158,386 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 11,578 shares during the period. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF makes up 4.9% of Sicart Associates LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Sicart Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $13,832,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. ORG Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Prospera Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $42,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. raised its position in 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 buying an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $59,000. Finally, PSI Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 58.4% in the 3rd quarter. PSI Advisors LLC now owns 654 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 241 shares during the last quarter. 73.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

NASDAQ TLT opened at $87.02 on Friday. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $84.89 and a 12 month high of $101.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $50.96 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.14 and a beta of 0.06. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $89.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $93.53.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were given a dividend of $0.351 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 18th. This is a positive change from iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.31. This represents a $4.21 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.84%.

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.