iShares Barclays 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Fund (IEI)

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Best Fit U.S. Treasury Funds ETFs

U.S. News evaluated 46 U.S. Treasury Funds ETFs and 9 make our Best Fit list. Our list highlights the best passively managed funds for long-term investors. Rankings are assigned based on comparisons with Best Fit funds in this category.

How we identify Best Fit Funds

Best Fit Scorecard
Costs Excellent
Tracking Error Excellent
Bid/Ask Ratio Typical
Holdings Diversity Typical

Fund Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Barclays U.S. 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Index (the "underlying index"). The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in the bonds of the underlying index and at least 95% of its assets in U.S. government bonds. The underlying index measures the performance of public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to three years and less than seven years. As of April 30, 2012, there were 88 issues in the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.

Fund Snapshot Updated 05.23.2013

Previous Close $122.98 Expense Ratio 0.15%
YTD Return 0.0% Avg. 30-Day Volume 596,842
1-Year Return 1.0% Market Cap Loading...
Bid $123.00 Shares Outstanding 31,000,000
Ask $123.01 Dividends $0.86
Top 10 Holdings
United States Treas Nts (—) 6.66%
United States Treas Nts (—) 5.66%
United States Treas Nts (—) 5.52%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828UE89) 4.58%
United States Treas Nts (—) 4.42%
United States Treas Nts (—) 4.39%
United States Treas Nts (—) 4.23%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828UF54) 3.59%
United States Treas Nts (—) 3.31%
United States Treas Nts (—) 2.73%
% of Total Holdings 45.10%

Sector Breakdown

Geographic Breakdown

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Best Fit U.S. Treasury Funds

1

PIMCO 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund (TUZ)

2

Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (SCHO)

3

Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (SCHR)

4

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund (EDV)

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