iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

TLT

Market cap $50.2B

The Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) provides defensive exposure with one-third to one-half of returns coming from dividends. The iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) offers 4.3% yield and hedges against stock market corrections.

"Bloomberg ETF IQ" focuses on the opportunities, risks and current trends tied to the trillions of dollars in the global exchange traded funds industry. Today's guests: Capital Group Head of Global Product Strategy and Development Holly Framsted, State Street Investment Management CEO Yie-Hsin Hung and HDGE ETF Co-Portfolio Manager Brad Lamensdorf.

The bond market may finally be turning a corner. Falling rates could supercharge long-duration Treasuries.

I'm of the view that passive and active investors alike can find value in owning exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

The macro data suggest that dividend investors may be in for a rude surprise in the wake of the Fed's rate cuts. Because a major macro shift is underway, the usual assumptions dividend investors make may no longer be reliable. I also share how I am seeking to avoid potentially the most dangerous mistake many dividend investors are making right now.

The Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund (VGLT) and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) focus on slightly different U.S. Treasury bonds. TLT specifically targets Treasury bonds with very long maturities.

A basket of dividend ETFs can provide a lifetime of passive income and low stress. The first five ETFs offer outsize yields from a combination of stocks, real estate, and bonds.

We pass on initiating a position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond Buywrite Strategy ETF (TLTW) at this time. TLTW's covered call strategy outperforms if its underlying, TLT, remains flat. However, we expect TLT to move significantly over the next 12-24 months. Multiple factors—including likely Fed rate cuts, high US technology equity valuations, labor market and consumer confidence weakness — suggest TLT is likely to rise, not stay flat.

Added 160,592 shares in a new position, valued at $14,352,107 as of September 30, 2025 The transaction represented 5.8% of reportable 13F assets under management as of Q3 2025 This new stake accounts for 5.8% of reported AUM as of Q3 2025, placing the ETF outside the fund's top five holdings

A cooling job market and U.S. government shutdown have investors running to the safety of Treasuries.