iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

TLT tracks a market-weighted index of debt issued by the US Treasury with remaining maturities of 20 years or more.

Volatility in the typically staid Treasury market has helped lure billions of dollars into popular bond funds as investors have jumped at the opportunity to lock in the highest yields in 16 years.

Treasury bonds are coming off a ‘lost decade', but investors bold enough to buy can expect strong returns ahead

Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman made a successful short bet against the US Treasuries market, likely earning over $1 billion in profit. Ackman decided to close his bet, indicating that he believes the economy is slowing faster than recent economic data is showing.

Bill Ackman Covers Short Treasury Bet For Massive Profit: What's Next For Bonds?

The U.S. closed its fiscal year with a $1.7 trillion deficit, adding to the already massive national debt. Factors contributing to the rising debt include increasing interest rates, geopolitical turmoil, and social issues requiring more spending. The deficit and debt pose threats to individuals and markets, with potential instability in the stock market and other asset classes.

The Budget Deficit: Increasing At A Challenging Pace, And The Impact On TLT

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

The yield on the 10-year note ended October 20, 2023 at 4.93%, the two-year note ended at 5.07%, and the 30-year at 5.09%. Here is a table showing the yields' highs and lows and the FFR since 2007.

Treasury Yields Snapshot: October 20, 2023

Fidelity Total Bond ETF

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF

PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active ETF

iShares National Muni Bond ETF

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF

Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index ETF

BondBloxx CCC-Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

We are focusing a lot of attention on fixed income at VettaFi in October. This week, we are hosting webcasts with AllianceBernstein and State Street Global Advisors.

Is Fixed Income ETF Sentiment Shifting?

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Rising Treasury yields helped provoke a frenzy of trading in a popular bond exchange-traded fund this week as dip buyers battled with bears on the cusp of a critical threshold for markets.

Popular Treasury ETF sees record-setting trading frenzy as surging yields rattle bond market

The biggest bond ETF hit a new low since July 2007 as the bond market meltdown continues. The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) has shed over 50% since its closing high in 2020.

The market's largest bond ETF hits a 16-year low amid a breathless Treasury sell-off

The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) ETF continued its remarkable sell-off as market risks continued rising. The stock crashed to a low of $83.30 on Thursday, the lowest point since January 2014.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) ETF is in a freefall: avoid at all cost

Aberdeen Standard Precious Metals Basket Trust

Schwab Strategic Trust-Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

Finding ETFs for long-term growth should be your priority if you're a newer investor. Even for those actively trading stocks to beat the marketing, holding a basket of ETFs for diversification is the best way to balance a portfolio and protect against sector-specific risk.

7 ETFs to Buy for Diversified Exposure and Long-Term Growth

iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF

The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF continued to decline on Wednesday, dropping to another round of 16-year lows as U.S. Treasurys saw renewed selling.

U.S. Treasury bond rout deepens as popular fixed-income ETFs touch decade-plus lows

Following up on our August post about treasury bonds, the market has made a minor new low as expected. Now the pattern becomes more risky for bears, while bulls might have begun watching for an entry.

Is It Time For Bulls To Eye Treasury Bonds Now? (Elliott wave analysis)

On this episode of ETF Prime, host Nate Geraci speaks with a pair of individuals discussing several different ETF-related topics. His guests include VettaFi's Tom Lydon, who discusses recent bitcoin ETF news, equity markets, and more.

ETF Prime: Lydon on Recent Bitcoin News and More

As investors snap up long-dated Treasurys following a historic rout that has seen the price of some issues cut in half, some traders are using esoteric “bond math” to justify making big contrarian bets.

‘Bond math' shows traders bold enough to bet on Treasurys could reap dazzling returns with little risk

Long-term bonds look appealing to Wells Fargo Investment Institute after they were hurt by a surge in yields.

Why Wells Fargo sees potentially ‘good entry points' in long-term bonds after yield surge

The yield on the 10-year note ended October 6, 2023 at 4.78%, the 2-year note ended at 5.08%, and the 30-year at 4.95%. Here is a table showing the yields' highs and lows and the FFR since 2007.

Treasury Yields Snapshot: October 6, 2023

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF

September was a quiet month for ETF launches following a busy summer of launches for Canada's ETF industry. A total of seven new ETFs launched last month, including a novel strategy for the Canadian market.

A Look Back at Canada's September ETF Launches

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF

Direxion Daily Energy Bear 2X Shares

Invesco QQQ

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Proshares Short 20+ Year Treasury

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

The bond market and interest rates were the biggest news items of the week. The absolute level of the 10-year bond rate is causing havoc in various sectors, such as housing and commercial real estate.

Rate Watching And Why The Bond Market Matters

SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares Trust iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

JPMorgan Global Select Equity ETF

During LSEG Lipper's fund-flows week that ended October 4, 2023, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets for the first week in three, adding a net $32.9 billion. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Total Return Index logged its third straight weekly loss. Exchange-traded equity funds recorded $4.7 billion in weekly net inflows, marking the first weekly inflow in three.

U.S. Weekly Fund-Flows Insight Report: Taxable Fixed Income Funds Top Last Week's 2023 Outflow Record

Exchange-traded funds that buy long-term bonds deepened losses on Friday, as investors weighed a U.S. jobs report that was much stronger than Wall Street anticipated.

‘It's been a bloodbath': Long-term bond ETFs deepen losses after hotter-than-expected jobs report

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF

Hello! This is MarketWatch reporter Isabel Wang bringing you this week's ETF Wrap. In this week's edition, we look at how ETF investors can navigate the choppy financial markets which remain on edge after a sell-off in U.S. government bonds drove long-term borrowing costs to the highest level in more than a decade, undercutting stock prices.

Here's where ETF investors could turn to hide as Treasurys sell-off upends U.S. stocks

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Advisors have choices to face with their fixed income allocation. Should they take on credit risk to be rewarded with a high level of income?

Chart of Week: Advisors Prefer Short-Term High-Quality Bonds

Credit events suck, don't they? It's clear Treasuries, and more broadly sovereign debt, are the basis of the credit event given the incredible selloff that's taken place.

Fake News Alert: Treasuries Aren't Dead. Here's How You Can Save Them.

SPDR Gold Trust

iShares Gold Trust

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

The third-quarter was a downbeat period for investors, mainly due to rising rates. Still, S&P 500 and broader market ETFs amassed most assets in the quarter.

ETF Asset Report of Q3

Rising bond yields have caused the TLT to drop more than 50% from its high in 2021. We believe bonds are oversold and offer good value at the current level. The upcoming non-farm payrolls report and September CPI release could represent a catalyst as the market reprices interest rate expectations lower.

TLT: Bullish Ahead Of September Payrolls And The CPI Update

The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) stock price crashed to the lowest level since January 2014 as the bond sell-off intensified. The TLT fund slipped to a low of $85.06, almost 50% below the highest level in March 2020.

News for iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ETF (TLT)