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iShares Agency Bond ETF

AGZ
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Nov 05 2008
Expense Ratio
0.20%
Type
US Bonds
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$3,019,327
AUM
$651,042,837
Associated Index
Bloomberg U.S. Agency Bond Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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n/a
FHLB
2.74%
Invest with AGZ

What is AGZ?

The iShares Barclays Agency Bond Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of the agency sector of the U.S. government bond market as defined by the Bloomberg U.S. Agency Bond Index.

ETFs related toAGZ

ETFs correlated to AGZ include IEI, SCHR, VGIT

AGZ
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Agency Bond ETF
IEI
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
SCHR
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF
VGIT
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
SPTI
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF
IBTI
iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF
IBTH
iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF
ISTB
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF
BSV
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
IBTJ
iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF
IBTG
iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

AGZ is a US Bonds ETF. The iShares Barclays Agency Bond Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of the agency sector of the U.S. government bond market as defined by the Bloomberg U.S. Agency Bond Index.

AGZ tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Agency Bond Index.

No, AGZ is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, AGZ is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on AGZ is -0.0032%. This is the percent change in the value of AGZ over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on AGZ is -0.0057%. This is the percent change in the value of AGZ over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of AGZ for the past year is 0.0441%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to AGZ include GNMA, MBB, and SPMB.

ETFs correlated to AGZ include IEI, SCHR, and VGIT.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to AGZ include TBX, PST, and TTT.

Disclaimers

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