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.
D
Category Grade
This category ranks #43 out of 65 ETF categories.
B
Buy
Avg. SMART Grade
The average cap-weighted SMART Grade for ETFs in this category is B (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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF |
86.35 | 86.34 | 86.36 | 86.34 | 86.80 | 84.71 | +0.01 (0.01%) |
-0.03% | 1.90% | 19.23B | 0.15% |
A Strong Buy |
SHV iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF |
110.51 | 110.52 | 110.53 | 110.51 | 112.99 | 110.22 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
-0.02% | -0.01% | 16.82B | 0.15% |
A Strong Buy |
VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF |
61.60 | 61.59 | 61.61 | 61.59 | 62.47 | 60.05 | +0.02 (0.03%) |
0.00% | 1.18% | 9.87B | 0.05% |
A Strong Buy |
SCHO Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF |
51.38 | 51.36 | 51.38 | 51.36 | 51.99 | 50.52 | +0.01 (0.02%) |
-0.02% | 1.66% | 7.52B | 0.05% |
A Strong Buy |
SPTS SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF |
30.68 | 30.67 | 30.69 | 30.67 | 31.39 | 29.98 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
-0.10% | 2.30% | 3.00B | 0.06% |
A Strong Buy |
FTSD Franklin Liberty Short Duration U.S. Government ETF |
95.70 | 95.69 | 95.78 | 95.64 | 99.04 | 92.16 | -0.01 (-0.01%) |
-0.05% | 1.16% | 540.74M | 0.25% |
A Strong Buy |
GNMA iShares GNMA Bond ETF |
50.93 | 50.91 | 50.97 | 50.88 | 55.03 | 48.94 | -0.02 (-0.04%) |
-0.14% | 1.15% | 522.03M | 0.15% |
A Strong Buy |
TFLO iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF |
50.28 | 50.27 | 50.29 | 50.27 | 50.37 | 50.11 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
0.01% | -0.01% | 382.13M | 0.15% |
A Strong Buy |
IBDU iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Corporate ETF |
27.21 | 27.23 | 27.24 | 27.19 | 27.95 | 21.69 | +0.03 (0.11%) |
-1.02% | 5.60% | 92.41M | 0.10% |
A Strong Buy |
MTGP WisdomTree Mortgage Plus Bond Fund |
51.43 | 51.50 | 51.50 | 51.43 | 51.86 | 48.90 | +0.06 (0.12%) |
0.05% | 1.83% | 30.96M | 0.45% |
A Strong Buy |
IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF |
118.45 | 118.38 | 118.53 | 118.21 | 123.41 | 111.09 | +0.32 (0.27%) |
-1.25% | 6.12% | 14.60B | 0.15% |
B Buy |
GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF |
27.09 | 27.10 | 27.12 | 27.06 | 28.54 | 26.03 | +0.03 (0.11%) |
-0.55% | 3.63% | 14.27B | 0.15% |
B Buy |
IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF |
132.44 | 132.37 | 132.47 | 132.30 | 134.11 | 126.18 | +0.16 (0.12%) |
-0.41% | 4.78% | 11.26B | 0.15% |
B Buy |
VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF |
69.01 | 68.98 | 69.03 | 68.93 | 70.86 | 66.19 | +0.11 (0.16%) |
-0.59% | 4.02% | 6.78B | 0.05% |
B Buy |
SCHR Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF |
57.88 | 57.83 | 57.89 | 57.79 | 59.25 | 54.61 | +0.09 (0.16%) |
-0.58% | 4.67% | 3.96B | 0.05% |
B Buy |
USFR WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund |
25.11 | 25.10 | 25.11 | 25.10 | 25.14 | 25.03 | +0.01 (0.04%) |
0.04% | 0.08% | 1.11B | 0.15% |
B Buy |
AGZ iShares Agency Bond ETF |
119.27 | 119.25 | 119.35 | 119.24 | 124.18 | 115.95 | +0.09 (0.08%) |
-0.23% | 2.67% | 804.80M | 0.20% |
B Buy |
LGOV First Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF |
28.56 | 28.54 | 28.66 | 28.46 | 31.61 | 27.17 | +0.23 (0.81%) |
-1.69% | 4.04% | 37.04M | 0.70% |
B Buy |
TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF |
151.82 | 152.18 | 152.36 | 151.47 | 179.70 | 137.36 | +0.60 (0.40%) |
-3.75% | 8.71% | 17.26B | 0.15% |
C Neutral |
SPTL SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF |
43.50 | 43.58 | 43.63 | 43.39 | 51.31 | 39.45 | +0.17 (0.39%) |
-3.61% | 8.51% | 2.85B | 0.06% |
C Neutral |
VGLT Vanguard Long-Treasury ETF |
92.42 | 92.58 | 92.69 | 92.18 | 109.76 | 84.26 | +0.36 (0.39%) |
-3.59% | 7.95% | 2.34B | 0.05% |
C Neutral |
TLH iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF |
154.46 | 154.59 | 154.78 | 154.03 | 175.92 | 145.17 | +0.57 (0.37%) |
-2.99% | 5.23% | 1.44B | 0.15% |
C Neutral |
EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF |
145.02 | 145.45 | 145.60 | 144.57 | 189.78 | 132.28 | +0.72 (0.50%) |
-4.78% | 7.26% | 1.26B | 0.07% |
C Neutral |
ZROZ PIMCO 25 Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund |
154.32 | 154.67 | 155.28 | 153.61 | 202.98 | 136.45 | +0.86 (0.56%) |
-5.58% | 10.62% | 369.82M | 0.15% |
C Neutral |
PLW Invesco 1-30 Laddered Treasury ETF |
37.63 | 37.68 | 37.71 | 37.62 | 41.55 | 34.80 | +0.09 (0.24%) |
-2.08% | 7.24% | 113.18M | 0.25% |
C Neutral |
SCHQ Schwab Long-Term U.S. Treasury ETF |
52.83 | 52.91 | 52.98 | 52.71 | 62.22 | 47.88 | +0.20 (0.38%) |
-3.54% | 8.67% | 79.69M | 0.05% |
C Neutral |
DFVL iPath US Treasury 5 Year Bull ETN |
84.02 | 83.83 | 84.02 | 83.83 | 116.05 | 62.79 | +0.22 (0.26%) |
-0.95% | 16.03% | 6.13M | 0.75% |
C Neutral |
GOVZ iShares 25 Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF |
22.38 | 22.46 | 22.46 | 22.38 | 25.21 | 22.01 | +0.11 (0.49%) |
-5.57% | -11.21% | 29.35M | 0.07% |
NR Not Rated |
BILS SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF |
100.08 | 100.08 | 100.08 | 100.08 | 100.12 | 100.05 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
0.00% | 0.00% | 10.01M | 0.14% |
NR Not Rated |
IBTK iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF |
24.10 | 24.15 | 24.15 | 24.10 | 25.25 | 24.02 | -0.02 (-0.08%) |
-1.61% | -3.91% | 2.41M | 0.07% |
NR Not Rated |
STPP iPath US Treasury Steepener ETN |
24.24 | 24.24 | 24.24 | 24.24 | 34.02 | 19.50 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
-9.82% | -8.32% | 1.65M | 0.75% |
NR Not Rated |
TFJL Innovator 20 Year Treasury Bond 5 Floor ETF - July |
24.29 | 24.12 | 24.34 | 24.07 | 26.25 | 23.27 | +0.28 (1.17%) |
-0.78% | -2.75% | N/A | 0.79% |
NR Not Rated |
BTYS iPath Series B US Treasury 10-year Bear ETN |
40.37 | 40.26 | 40.37 | 40.26 | 50.67 | 38.12 | -0.15 (-0.37%) |
-19.95% | -19.95% | N/A | N/A |
NR Not Rated |
IGVT Deutsche X-trackers Barclays International Treasury Bond Hedged ETF |
51.91 | 51.89 | 51.91 | 51.88 | 53.53 | 48.78 | -0.01 (-0.02%) |
6.48% | 6.42% | N/A | N/A |
NR Not Rated |
ITE SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Term Treasury ETF |
62.28 | 62.15 | 62.30 | 62.12 | 63.21 | 57.60 | +0.19 (0.31%) |
5.35% | 7.27% | N/A | N/A |
NR Not Rated |
TUZ PIMCO 1-3 Year US Treasury Index Exchage-Traded Fund |
50.79 | 50.77 | 50.82 | 50.77 | 51.09 | 49.89 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
1.46% | 1.81% | N/A | N/A |
NR Not Rated |
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