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About iShares Agency Bond ETF
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Inception date
Nov 5, 2008
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
AGZ tracks the agency sector of the US government bond market. Typically, when one thinks about government agencies, institutions like Fannie Mae come to mind. However, AGZ can hold a wide range of USD-denominated bonds, including corporates and foreign debt such as development banks guaranteed by the US government. AGZ holds slightly more short-term debt, resulting in a lower weighted average maturity but a higher YTM. However, these differences haven't had a significant impact on the fund's ability to deliver market-like exposure. The index is updated monthly. The fund uses a sampling method in tracking the index, which means it will invest in a sample of securities that collectively have an investment profile similar to that of the underlying index.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
Summarizing what the indicators are suggesting.
Oscillators
Neutral
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Oscillators
Neutral
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Summary
Neutral
SellBuy
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Neutral
SellBuy
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Neutral
SellBuy
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Moving Averages
Neutral
SellBuy
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Moving Averages
Neutral
SellBuy
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Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Displays a symbol's price movements over previous years to identify recurring trends.
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
AGZ trades at 108.74 USD today, its price has risen 0.12% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on AGZ price chart.
AGZ net asset value is 108.54 today — it's fallen 0.00% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
AGZ assets under management is 607.03 M USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
AGZ price has fallen by −0.28% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 1.38% increase. See more dynamics on AGZ price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.00% over the last month, have fallen by 0.00% over the last month, showed a 0.92% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 4.99% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.00% over the last month, have fallen by 0.00% over the last month, showed a 0.92% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 4.99% in a year.
AGZ fund flows account for −21.96 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
AGZ invests in bonds. See more details in our Analysis section.
AGZ expense ratio is 0.20%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, AGZ isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, AGZ technical analysis shows the sell rating and its 1-week rating is sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating AGZ shows the sell signal. See more of AGZ technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, AGZ technical analysis shows the sell rating and its 1-week rating is sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating AGZ shows the sell signal. See more of AGZ technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, AGZ pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.61%.
AGZ trades at a premium (0.18%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
AGZ shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc.
AGZ follows the Bloomberg US Aggregate Government - Agency. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Nov 5, 2008.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.