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Rocket Science Investing - Exchange Traded Funds
Jun 2
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Stocks took another late-day dive Tuesday after the government said it was starting criminal and civil investigations into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped almost 113 points. Its plunge came shortly before...
Rocket Science Investing - Exchange Traded Funds
May 28
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Stocks rallied on Thursday as investor worry was eased after China refuted a report that it was reviewing its euro-zone bond holdings due to the region's debt crisis.
Thursday's gains marked the largest advance for the S&P 500 on a percentage...
May 26
Comment
TLT is the bond etf that tracks long term US treasuries. Bonds have rallied during the last month as the risk appetite of investors came off and safe havens were bought up. I think this is topping out short term and you can get short TLT here for...
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May 26
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“Most income investors are used to seeing their cash-producing investments as a hedge against a falling stock market. But when stocks drop, the yields from dividend-paying stocks go up(...)Read the rest of Gaining From The Market Pain With This...
Shocked Investor
May 19
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The great Danielle Park was interviewed by BNN today. As always, she was great and right on. Some of her points:
German ban on naked short selling is a desperate stroke; government intervention on the markets does not work
It's being done...
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May 14
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In trading on Friday, the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) is outperforming other ETFs, trading up 8.6% on the day. Also up on the day is the iShares Barclays(...)Read the rest of Friday, May 14th ETF Movers: VXX, TLT, EWP, TUR, SLX,...
CHARTLINES (tm)
May 7
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Bonds just haven't wanted to collapse to new lows under the multi-month range! And the VIX did move up well above the "ABC" type push up that I was expecting. A huge spike up just as with bonds. This shows in the charts below. Meantime the...
Gold Stocks Today
Apr 13
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It's a new month, therefore, it must be time to switch my position on Treasury bonds.
Before getting to the technicals on Treasury bonds, let me state why I am interested in and why I write so much about Treasury bonds. In one word, it is...
The Technical Take
Apr 13
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It's a new month, therefore, it must be time to switch my position on Treasury bonds.
Before getting to the technicals on Treasury bonds, let me state why I am interested in and why I write so much about Treasury bonds. ...
Fund my Mutual Fund
Apr 5
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About the only thing that can be shorted nowadays with success are US Bonds. I covered almost the entire short of iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) on March 24th as this ETF has been range bound for months on end and was at the lower...
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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.
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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| 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
- ↑ IShares Barclays 20 Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT)
- ↑ iShares ETF
- ↑ IShares Barclays 20 Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT)
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