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iShares 20 Year Treasury Bond ETF

TLT
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Today’s Change
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Jul 22 2002
Expense Ratio
0.15%
Type
US Bonds
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$2,458,658,502
AUM
$38,660,952,150
Associated Index
ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

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TREASURY BOND
9.25%
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TREASURY BOND
7.25%
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TREASURY BOND
6.49%
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TREASURY BOND
5.55%
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TREASURY BOND
5.55%
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TREASURY BOND
4.80%
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TREASURY BOND
4.50%
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TREASURY BOND
4.29%
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United States 2.5 % Treasury Bonds 2016-15.2.46
4.25%
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TREASURY BOND
4.13%
Invest with TLT

What is TLT?

The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. Treasury bonds with remaining maturities greater than twenty years. The ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index is part of a series of indices intended to assess U.S. Treasury issued debt. Only U.S. dollar denominated, fixed rate securities with minimum term to maturity greater than twenty years are included.

ETFs related toTLT

ETFs correlated to TLT include TMF, SPTL, VGLT

TLT
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TMF
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares
SPTL
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF
VGLT
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF
UBT
ProShares Trust - ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury 2x Shares
EDV
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF
SCHQ
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab US Long-Term U.S. Treasury ETF
ZROZ
Pimco Exchange Traded Fund - PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund
TLH
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF
GOVI
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco Equal Weight 0-30 Year Treasury ETF
BLV
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Long-Term Bond 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

TLT is a US Bonds ETF. The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. Treasury bonds with remaining maturities greater than twenty years. The ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index is part of a series of indices intended to assess U.S. Treasury issued debt. Only U.S. dollar denominated, fixed rate securities with minimum term to maturity greater than twenty years are included.

TLT tracks the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index.

No, TLT 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, TLT 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 TLT is -0.0576%. This is the percent change in the value of TLT over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on TLT is -0.1305%. This is the percent change in the value of TLT over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of TLT for the past year is 0.1886%. 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 TLT include BBLB, SHY, and BIL.

ETFs correlated to TLT include TMF, SPTL, and VGLT.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to TLT include TMV, TBT, and TTT.

Disclaimers

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.