TLT Fund Description TLT tracks a market-weighted index of debt issued by the US Treasury with remaining maturities of 20 years or more.
What is a TLT investment?
TLT is a high-quality ETF, thanks to a low expense ratio and liquidity. It should present a decent investment opportunity in the near future due to low-interest rates which drive up the price of bonds, but it's probably not the best place to be over the next few years.
What ETF is similar to TLT?
Ticker Name Expense Ratio
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TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF 0.15%
TBT ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury 0.89%
TBF ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury 0.91%
TTT ProShares UltraPro Short 20+ Year Treasury 0.95%
What is the yield on TLT?
Net Assets 19.76B
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Yield 1.50%
YTD Daily Total Return -3.29%
Beta (5Y Monthly) 3.36
Expense Ratio (net) 0.15%
What is the inverse of TLT?
Symbol ETF Name Inverse
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TBT ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury -2x
TBF ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury -1x
TMV Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bear 3x Shares -3x
TTT ProShares UltraPro Short 20+ Year Treasury -3x
Is TLT an ETF?
TLT is a high-quality ETF, thanks to a low expense ratio and liquidity.
What are the safest bond ETFs?
Four ETFs that provide safe options are iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF, BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF, SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, and Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF.
Which ETFs are similar?
- S&P 500 ETF (SPY A)
- SPDR Gold Trust (GLD A-)
- Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF (VWO A)
- MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA A)
- MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (EEM A-)
- S&P 500 Index Fund (IVV A)
- PowerShares QQQ (QQQ A-)
- Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (TIP A)
What causes TLT to go up?
Long term rates move up or down based on market supply and demand factors. If the market perceives that rates at the short term will be moving up, the long term buyers may try to get higher rates on the bonds they buy.
Is TLT a bond fund?
Exclusively holding bonds with 20+ years to maturity, TLT is—by design—very sensitive to long-term interest-rate movements. The fund has higher duration than our benchmark, which holds bonds in the 10- to 30-year range. TLT is a great choice for investors who want long-term Treasury exposure.
Does TLT track price or yield?
TLT is the “20+ year treasury bond fund,” and as such, tracks the price of treasuries, not their yields. And price moves in the opposite direction to yield, so when TLT is going up, yields are going down, and when the price of treasuries goes down, their yield goes up.