iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) Stock Holdings Boosted by Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS

Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS raised its stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) by 21.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 90,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,800 shares during the quarter. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF accounts for approximately 2.5% of Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS’s holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $7,860,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Independence Bank of Kentucky acquired a new stake in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 82.4% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 394 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the period. Finally, West Branch Capital LLC increased its position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF by 94.9% during the 4th 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 period. 73.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

TLT opened at $89.57 on Monday. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $84.89 and a 12 month high of $101.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.44 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.14 and a beta of 0.06. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $87.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.58.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.3123 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

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.