iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

SGOV

Market cap $70.3B

I have favored the iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF as my primary cash park, but falling rates are eroding its yield. SGOV's yield has declined to a 30-day yield of 3.69%, with further downside expected as the Fed Funds Rate trends lower, possibly below 3% by mid-2026. Enhanced yield options, such as the NEOS Enhanced Income 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, now merit consideration, offering a 4.82% yield with less volatility than other enhanced funds.

2025 proved to be a historic period for the ETF industry, characterized by massive flows and a significant broadening of investor appetite across asset classes. The data reveals a market that remains heavily tilted toward core equity exposures while simultaneously embracing alternative stores of value and fixed-income safety.

It's been another banner year on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite, respectively, higher by 14%, 16%, and 20% year-to-date. Although I've been a net seller of stocks in 2025, I'm a long-term investor who intends to hold the majority of my 36 positions for years to come.

When interest rates rise, retirees face a pleasant problem: where to park cash reserves while earning more than near-zero yields.

U.S.-listed ETFs absorbed $44.2 billion last week, pushing year-to-date inflows to a new high of $1.28 trillion.

U.S. bonds are outperforming after years of volatility, with 10-year Treasury yields falling as inflation pressures moderate even with some prices still elevated.

The ETF wrapper has come along in leaps and bounds since the ETF rule's arrival in 2019. The tax-efficient, flexible, transparent wrapper offers myriad advantages for their investors, but historically, equity ETF adoption has happened faster.

With $1.01 trillion of net inflows for the year, ETFs are sure to break the 2024 record of $1.1 trillion, likely in November. However, with $325 billion of new money as of October 15, fixed income ETFs have already hit a new milestone for the year.

Bond ETFs like SGOV and SCHO gain traction as Treasury yields sink to three-year lows, reflecting rising investor caution amid mounting market stress.

For those who adopt a dividend strategy, having a “thermometer” with which to measure the real performance of our stocks is an immense advantage. This thermometer is NAV, a simple line on a graph that anyone can observe and understand without the need for calculations or interpretations. If it grows over the years, it means that the security earned its distributions: if it goes down, it means that it paid them at the expense of NAV.