iSharesLong GovernmentTLT · Nasdaq

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)

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Price: $80.87; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $47B; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.15%; Category 0.78%
Yield: 4.73%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: -6.4%-1.1%; Category -5.3%
3Y CAGR: -0.7%-0.5%; Category -0.2%
5Y CAGR: -8.3%-0.5%; Category -7.8%

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iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

Calendar-year returns

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Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	-1.1%	-4.6%	-4.4%	-4.4%	-6.4%	-0.7%	-8.3%	-2.3%	+3.5%
Long Government average	-1.2%	-4.2%	-4.0%	-4.0%	-5.3%	-0.2%	-7.8%	-2.1%	-0.8%
Difference	+0.1%	-0.4%	-0.4%	-0.3%	-1.1%	-0.5%	-0.5%	-0.2%	+4.2%

Holdings

Allocation as last published by the fund.

Credit quality

Share of the bonds by rating.

US government99.6%
AA100.0%

Asset mix

Bonds99.6%
Cash0.4%

ETF details

Issuer: iShares
Category: Fixed Income · Long Government
Ticker: TLT
Exchange: Nasdaq
Inception: 22 Jul 2002 (24.1 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.15% (category 0.78%)
Holdings turnover: 18% (category 82%)
Distribution yield: 4.73%
Beta, 3 years: 2.39
Total net assets: $47B
Average duration: 3.60 years
Average maturity: 7.69 years

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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