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Closed Out Some Risk
My Trader's Journal  May 21  Comment 
I sold a vertical call spread on TLT (20-year Treasury ETF) for a $0.28 net premium less than a month ago and closed it today, a month before it was set to expire.  While TLT was trading at $116.54, I bought to close 10 TLT June $127 calls for...
Options Expiration – May 2013 + Current Portfolio
My Trader's Journal  May 17  Comment 
I have no options contracts expiring today.  I didn't start the month with a bunch on my plate for May.  Over the past few weeks, I closed or rolled out the positions I did have for May.  Since I don't have any positions that changed today that...
Notable ETF Inflow Detected - TLT
Forbes  May 9  Comment 
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (AMEX: TLT) where we have detected an approximate $193.0 million dollar...
Big Bet Against Bonds
TheStreet.com  May 7  Comment 
A large spread trade was opened in the ProShares UltraShort Bond Fund (TBT) Monday. The exchange-traded fund, which is designed to move inverse to the iShares Long-term Treasury Bond ETF (TLT), was up $0.59 to $61.64 on the day and the new...
Notable ETF Inflow Detected - TLT
Forbes  May 1  Comment 
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (AMEX: TLT) where we have detected an approximate $61.4 million dollar...
Sold TLT June Call Spread
My Trader's Journal  Apr 26  Comment 
Selling vertical call spreads on TLT is one of my favorite trades.  I did it three times last year and only had one assignment.  That one assignment ended up turning into a $2,400+ profit.  The spreads that expired worthless were just good...
Noteworthy ETF Outflows: TLT
Forbes  Mar 11  Comment 
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (AMEX: TLT) where we have detected an approximate $23.0 million dollar...
Flight to Safety in the TLTs?
FX Street  Feb 26  Comment 
Increasingly, the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treas Bond ETF (TLT) looks like it is carving out a... For more information, read our latest forex news and reports.
Is the TLT Sending Us A Warning?
FX Street  Feb 20  Comment 
Amidst a strange directional mix across the macro markets today (the S&P 500 is up, copper and... For more information, read our latest forex news and reports.
TLT: Large Inflows Detected at ETF
Forbes  Feb 13  Comment 
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (AMEX: TLT) where we have detected an approximate $186.4 million dollar...




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IShares Barclays 20 Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT)

Overview

The iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund seeks to approximate the total rate of return of the long-term sector of the United States Treasury market as defined by the Barclays Capital U.S. 20+ Year Treasury Bond Index.

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Fund Information

  • Fund Manager: iShares [2]
  • Inception Date: 07/22/2002
  • Average Maturity: 27.22 years
  • Exchange: NYSE Arca
  • Ticker: TLT
  • Expense Ratio: 0.15%
  • ETF Page[3]

Top Holdings

% of Fund Name Coupon Maturity Ratings (Moody\'s/S&P)
17.68% TREASURY BOND 4.25 5/15/2039 TSY /TSY
11.89% TREASURY BOND 4.50 2/15/2036 TSY /TSY
10.82% TREASURY BOND 3.50 2/15/2039 TSY /TSY
10.63% TREASURY BOND 4.50 5/15/2038 TSY /TSY
9.15% TREASURY BOND 4.50 8/15/2039 TSY /TSY
8.55% TREASURY BOND 6.25 5/15/2030 TSY /TSY
7.76% TREASURY BOND 5.38 2/15/2031 TSY /TSY
7.68% TREASURY BOND 5.00 5/15/2037 TSY /TSY
7.51% TREASURY BOND 4.38 2/15/2038 TSY /TSY
7.04% TREASURY BOND 4.75 2/15/2037 TSY /TSY


As of 10/19/2009

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Contents

ETF Name ETF Name Fund Manager
ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TBT)ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TBT)ProShares ETFs
Ameristock/Ryan 1 Year Treasury ETF (GKA)Ameristock/Ryan 1 Year Treasury ETF (GKA)Ameristock Funds
Ameristock/Ryan 10 Year Treasury ETF (GKD)Ameristock/Ryan 10 Year Treasury ETF (GKD)Ameristock Funds
Ameristock/Ryan 2 Year Treasury ETF (GKB)Ameristock/Ryan 2 Year Treasury ETF (GKB)Ameristock Funds
Ameristock/Ryan 20 Year Treasury ETF (GKE)Ameristock/Ryan 20 Year Treasury ETF (GKE)Ameristock Funds
Ameristock/Ryan 5 Year Treasury ETF (GKC)Ameristock/Ryan 5 Year Treasury ETF (GKC)Ameristock Funds
Ext Duration Treasury ETF (EDV)Ext Duration Treasury ETF (EDV)Vanguard Group Inc
iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Fund (SHY)iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Fund (SHY)iShares
iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT)iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT)iShares
iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund (IEF)iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund (IEF)iShares
ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TBT)ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TBT)ProShares ETF
ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (PST)ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (PST)ProShares ETF


References

  1. ↑ IShares Barclays 20 Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT)
  2. ↑ iShares ETF
  3. ↑ IShares Barclays 20 Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT)
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