iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF TLT
About this Fund
The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index, and it will invest at least 90% of its assets in U.S. Treasury securities that the advisor believes will help the fund track the underlying index. The underlying index measures the performance of public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have a remaining maturity greater than or equal to twenty years.
Investment Strategy & Highlights
- Theme: Tracks Long Duration Treasuries.
- Category: Long Government · managed by iShares.
- Cost: Expense ratio of 0.15% — very low for this category.
- Income: Distributes a yield of approximately 4.57%.
- Track record: 3Y avg -2.00% · 5Y avg -6.07% per year.
- Trading: Listed on NGM, denominated in USD.
Curated from issuer disclosures, fund factsheets, and public market data. Figures are illustrative and not investment advice.
Key Facts
Performance Returns
Total price return over each window. 3Y/5Y use weekly close history; shorter windows use daily closes.
Risk & Volatility
Volatility = stdev of daily returns × √252. Sharpe-like = annualized mean / annualized vol (rf = 0%). Educational estimates from 1-year price history.
Technical Trend
Signal: Mildly bearish (50/200 in downtrend)
Computed from daily close history. SMA-50 above SMA-200 is the classic “golden cross” trend regime. RSI > 70 overbought · RSI < 30 oversold.
PROS
- Very low expense ratio (0.15%) — cost-efficient core holding.
- Large AUM (~$42.9B) — deep liquidity and tight spreads.
- Low volatility (~10% annualized).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from fund metrics.
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Top Holdings
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