Government Bonds ETFs

Most of these ETFs offer investors exposure to fixed income securities issued by government agencies. Bonds featured in these ETFs include U.S. Treasuries of varying maturities, floating rate Treasury bonds, and TIPS. In a low interest rate environment, government bonds will tend to perform generally well and will remain quite liquid from a buying and selling standpoint. While we are concerned about the outlook for interest rates to rise, there aren't many better category options currently for conservative investors who are in capital preservation mode and have little to no appetite for stock market volatility.

A

Category Grade

This category ranks #10 out of 65 ETF categories.
A
Strong Buy

Avg. SMART Grade

The average cap-weighted SMART Grade for ETFs in this category is A (Strong Buy).
Fund Symbol/Name Last Open High Low 52-Wk Hi 52-Wk Lo Day Chg YTD Chg 12-Mo Chg AUM Exp. Ratio SMART Grade
SHV
iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF		 110.55 110.55 110.56 110.53 110.57 110.15 +0.01
(0.01%)		 0.68% 0.17% 15.16B 0.15% A
Strong Buy
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF		 84.23 84.24 84.25 84.21 84.29 82.83 -0.03
(-0.04%)		 0.90% 1.13% 13.46B 0.15% A
Strong Buy
GOVT
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF		 25.37 25.36 25.37 25.34 25.50 24.05 +0.01
(0.04%)		 1.77% 3.85% 6.62B 0.15% A
Strong Buy
SCHO
Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF		 50.24 50.25 50.26 50.23 50.28 49.42 -0.03
(-0.06%)		 0.91% 1.11% 2.77B 0.06% A
Strong Buy
ITE
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Term Treasury ETF		 60.72 60.72 60.75 60.67 60.82 57.60 -0.01
(-0.02%)		 2.71% 4.04% 586.41M 0.10% A
Strong Buy
SPTS
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term Treasury ETF		 29.80 29.80 29.80 29.79 29.83 29.33 -0.02
(-0.07%)		 0.28% 0.90% 522.15M 0.06% A
Strong Buy
AGZ
iShares Agency Bond ETF		 113.90 113.95 113.95 113.87 113.97 109.81 -0.04
(-0.04%)		 1.34% 2.65% 406.03M 0.20% A
Strong Buy
TFLO
iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF		 50.36 50.35 50.36 50.35 50.85 50.21 +0.01
(0.02%)		 0.72% 0.12% 201.04M 0.15% A
Strong Buy
FTSD
Franklin Liberty Short Duration U.S. Government ETF		 94.44 94.46 94.46 94.44 96.90 92.62 -0.14
(-0.15%)		 -0.65% -0.75% 166.12M 0.25% A
Strong Buy
IGVT
Deutsche X-trackers Barclays International Treasury Bond Hedged ETF		 50.65 50.59 50.65 50.59 50.65 48.63 +0.05
(0.10%)		 3.90% 3.49% 4.90M 0.25% A
Strong Buy
USFR
WisdomTree Bloomberg Floating Rate Treasury Fund		 25.14 25.14 25.14 25.13 25.15 25.04 +0.01
(0.04%)		 1.15% 0.20% N/A N/A A
Strong Buy
GNMA
iShares GNMA Bond ETF		 49.59 49.59 49.61 49.56 49.61 47.27 +0.04
(0.08%)		 1.05% 2.81% N/A N/A A
Strong Buy
VGSH
Vanguard Short-Term Government ETF		 60.52 60.53 60.54 60.51 60.56 59.55 -0.02
(-0.03%)		 0.89% 1.07% N/A N/A A
Strong Buy
TUZ
PIMCO 1-3 Year US Treasury Index Exchage-Traded Fund		 50.56 50.61 50.61 50.52 50.61 49.70 -0.02
(-0.04%)		 1.00% 1.20% N/A N/A A
Strong Buy
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF		 107.37 107.33 107.37 107.23 107.56 99.60 -0.03
(-0.03%)		 2.40% 5.78% 9.16B 0.15% B
Buy
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF		 127.78 127.56 127.78 127.39 128.09 111.90 +0.11
(0.09%)		 1.58% 7.49% 7.52B 0.15% B
Buy
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF		 123.80 123.78 123.81 123.70 123.97 118.15 -0.04
(-0.03%)		 1.93% 3.64% 7.36B 0.15% B
Buy
SCHR
Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF		 54.03 54.03 54.04 53.99 54.11 51.31 -0.01
(-0.02%)		 1.98% 3.98% 2.89B 0.06% B
Buy
SPTL
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Long Term Treasury ETF		 36.78 36.72 36.78 36.66 36.87 32.29 +0.03
(0.08%)		 1.38% 7.51% 1.04B 0.06% B
Buy
EDV
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF		 121.58 121.34 121.58 121.11 122.03 101.61 +0.13
(0.11%)		 1.20% 9.50% 589.63M 0.07% B
Buy
TLH
iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF		 138.76 138.65 138.76 138.48 138.99 125.53 +0.07
(0.05%)		 2.69% 7.18% 588.96M 0.15% B
Buy
PLW
Invesco 1-30 Laddered Treasury ETF		 33.10 33.11 33.12 33.09 33.19 30.32 0.00
(0.00%)		 1.86% 6.16% 153.45M 0.25% B
Buy
ZROZ
PIMCO 25 Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund		 121.53 121.07 121.57 121.07 122.07 100.44 +0.37
(0.31%)		 0.78% 9.72% N/A N/A B
Buy
VGIT
Vanguard Intermediate -Term Government Bond ETF		 64.80 64.82 64.83 64.76 64.91 61.52 -0.04
(-0.06%)		 1.97% 4.07% N/A N/A B
Buy
VGLT
Vanguard Long-Term Government Bond ETF		 78.53 78.42 78.56 78.32 78.74 68.97 +0.03
(0.04%)		 1.57% 7.41% N/A N/A B
Buy
DFVL
Barclays PLC - iPath US Treasury 5 Year Bull ETN		 67.97 67.97 67.97 67.97 68.27 66.98 -0.30
(-0.44%)		 7.80% 1.26% N/A N/A NR
Not Rated
STPP
Barclays PLC - iPath US Treasury Steepener ETN		 28.11 28.32 28.32 28.11 32.21 24.30 -0.18
(-0.64%)		 -8.59% -12.02% N/A N/A NR
Not Rated
LGOV
First Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF		 26.41 26.41 26.41 26.41 26.42 25.00 +0.17
(0.65%)		 0.00% 5.64% N/A N/A NR
Not Rated

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