TLT - iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
| Previous Close | 122.29 |
| Open | 121.95 |
| Bid | 121.91 x 800 |
| Ask | 121.92 x 3200 |
| Day's Range | 121.59 - 122.08 |
| 52 Week Range | 111.90 - 123.86 |
| Volume | 3,275,725 |
| Avg. Volume | 9,066,875 |
| Net Assets | 10.29B |
| NAV | 122.06 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | N/A |
| Yield | 2.62% |
| YTD Return | 1.10% |
| Beta (3Y Monthly) | 3.14 |
| Expense Ratio (net) | 0.15% |
| Inception Date | 2002-07-22 |
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- Investopedia•8 days ago
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Treasury Bond ETFs Find Support Among Safe-Haven U.S. Investors
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Do These Factors Point to a Strong Start for Gold in 2019?
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January ETF Asset Report
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What Will Drive Gold Prices in 2019?
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Top ETF Trends for 2019
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- ETF Trends•28 days ago
Bond ETF Flows Reveal Investors’ Defensive Outlook on Growth
For example, the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) remained one of the more popular plays of the past week, bringing in $515 million in net inflows, according to XTF data. TLT has already attracted close to $1.4 billion in net inflows so far this year while the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) saw $1.8 billion in inflows. As money managers converge at Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, Axa Investment Managers and JPMorgan Asset management, among others, revealed their preference for long-dated bonds, expressing a slower growth outlook that could cause policy makers in the U.S. and Europe to moderate monetary tightening this year, Bloomberg reports.
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- Market Realist•last month
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Market Realist•last monthJeffrey Gundlach: How to Survive the Market Zigzags in 2019
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- Market Realist•2 months ago
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- ETF Trends•2 months ago
Treasuries ETFs Are Making a Comeback on Safety Bets
U.S. Treasury bond exchange traded funds continued to strengthen, with yields on benchmark 10-year U.S. government notes touching an 11-month low, amid heightened concerns over global growth. Over the past three months, the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) gained 4.1% and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) rose 5.4% as yields on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes dropped down to 2.66% after reaching as high as 3.22% back in October. “If 2.64 percent is broken to the downside, look for a move to 2.49 or 2.48 percent on 10-year yields as selling pressure continues on the global equity complex,” Tom di Galoma, managing director at Seaport Global Holdings, said in a note.
Market Realist•2 months agoWhy BNP Paribas Sees Gold Dropping Below $1,200 in 2019
Bulls versus Bears on Wall Street: Time to Buy Gold in 2019? Unlike other banks, BNP Paribas has a negative bias for gold going into 2019. Harry Tchilinguirian, global head of commodity markets strategy at BNP Paribas, is negative on gold (SGOL)(GLD) and other precious metals (JNUG) in 2019 and prefers holding Treasuries (TLT) to gold and silver.
