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About ISHARES TRUST
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Inception date
Jul 22, 2002
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
While taking a different approach from our benchmark, TLT effectively captures the far end of the Treasury curve in a liquid package. Exclusively holding bonds with 20+ years to maturity, TLT isby designvery sensitive to long-term interest-rate movements. The fund has higher duration than our benchmark, which holds bonds in the 10- to 30-year range. The fund changed its underlying index from the Barclays US 20+ Year Treasury Bond Index to the ICE US Treasury 20+ Year Index on March 31, 2016. This change did not alter the fund's exposure in a meaningful way. TLT is a great choice for investors who want long-term Treasury exposure.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government97.66%
Cash2.34%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
TLT top holdings are United States Treasury Bond 2.0% 15-AUG-2051 and United States Treasury Bond 1.875% 15-FEB-2051, occupying 6.36% and 6.23% of the portfolio correspondingly.
TLT last dividends amounted to 0.33 USD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.33 USD in dividends, which shows a 0.62% increase.
TLT assets under management is 48.83 B USD. It's risen 5.10% over the last month.
TLT fund flows account for 23.76 B 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.
Yes, TLT pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.98%. The last dividend (May 6, 2025) amounted to 0.33 USD. The dividends are paid monthly.
TLT shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Jul 22, 2002, and its management style is Passive.
TLT expense ratio is 0.15% meaning you'd have to pay 0.15% of your investment to help manage the fund.
TLT follows the US Treasury 20+ Year Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
TLT invests in bonds.
TLT price has fallen by −8.00% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −7.76% decrease. See more dynamics on TLT price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −2.89% over the last month, showed a −4.65% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −3.95% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −2.89% over the last month, showed a −4.65% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −3.95% in a year.
TLT trades at a premium (0.30%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.