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.
| Best Fit Scorecard | |
|---|---|
| Costs | Excellent |
| Tracking Error | Typical |
| Bid/Ask Ratio | Excellent |
| Holdings Diversity | Typical |
Fund Description
The investment seeks track the performance of an index of extended-duration zero-coupon U.S. Treasury securities. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20-30 Year Equal Par Bond Index. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in U.S. Treasury securities held in the index. It maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with that of the index, which generally ranges between 20 and 30 years. It is expected to have a duration that is greater than 20 years.
Fund Snapshot Updated 05.23.2013
| Previous Close | $109.17 | Expense Ratio | 0.12% |
| YTD Return | 4.9% | Avg. 30-Day Volume | 31,597 |
| 1-Year Return | 4.8% | Market Cap | Loading... |
| Bid | $109.54 | Shares Outstanding | 1,700,000 |
| Ask | $109.64 | Dividends | $3.77 |
| Top 10 Holdings | |
|---|---|
| U S Treas Sec Stripped Int Pmt (—) | 5.62% |
| U S Treas Sec Stripped Int Pmt (—) | 5.07% |
| U S Treas Bd Stripped Prin Pmt (—) | 4.22% |
| U S Treas Sec Stripped Int Pmt (—) | 4.19% |
| U S Treas Sec Stripped Int Pmt (—) | 4.11% |
| U S Treas Sec Stripped Int Pmt (—) | 4.07% |
| U S Treas Bd Stripped Prin Pmt (—) | 3.93% |
| U S Treas Bd Stripped Prin Pmt (—) | 3.83% |
| U S Treas Sec Stripped Int Pmt (—) | 3.79% |
| U S Treas Bd Stripped Prin Pmt (—) | 3.68% |
| % of Total Holdings | 42.50% |
