iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)

NASDAQ: TLT · Real-Time Price · USD
88.72
-0.66 (-0.74%)
Oct 6, 2025, 12:49 PM EDT - Market open
-0.74%
Assets$48.82B
Expense Ratio0.15%
PE Ration/a
Shares Out548.20M
Dividend (ttm)$3.86
Dividend Yield4.35%
Ex-Dividend DateOct 1, 2025
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Payout Ratio85.76%
Volume14,366,883
Open88.71
Previous Close89.38
Day's Range88.71 - 89.16
52-Week Low83.30
52-Week High95.62
Beta0.53
Holdings46
Inception DateJul 22, 2002

About TLT

Fund Home Page

The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the US Treasury 20+ Year index. The fund tracks a market-weighted index of debt issued by the US Treasury with remaining maturities of 20 years or more. TLT was launched on Jul 22, 2002 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Fixed Income
Category Long Government
Region North America
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol TLT
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked US Treasury 20+ Year Index

Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Oct 1, 2025$0.31045Oct 6, 2025
Sep 2, 2025$0.32808Sep 5, 2025
Aug 1, 2025$0.3308Aug 6, 2025
Jul 1, 2025$0.3283Jul 7, 2025
Jun 2, 2025$0.31953Jun 5, 2025
May 1, 2025$0.32761May 6, 2025
Full Dividend History

Performance

TLT had a total return of -3.04% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.78%.

News

Treasuries Are Delivering Best Gains Since 2020. The Party Isn't Over Yet.

A government shutdown could keep the gains coming.

5 days ago - Barrons

TLT: Double Your Yield By Selling Options On U.S. Treasuries

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9 days ago - Seeking Alpha

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There's a massive shift in the markets heading our way, one you may not have noticed.

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17 days ago - Benzinga

ETFs Never Had It So Good — The Trillion-Dollar Moment Is Almost Here

As the Federal Reserve approaches next week's policy meeting, Wall Street is doing the usual pas de deux around interest rates. But this time, there is a disruptor to the traditional monetary policy l...

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20 days ago - Benzinga

Wall Street Breakfast Podcast: BofA Says Investors Should Think BIG

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21 days ago - Seeking Alpha

TLT: Higher Term Premiums On The Incoming Rate-Cut Bets

Recent Fed rate-cut bets have pushed bull steepening of the yield curve, with the front end dropping faster than the long end, raising term premiums. Crowded trades have pushed the 5-year yield close ...

25 days ago - Seeking Alpha

TLT: Remember Last September

TLT has broken out of a 4-month range and is above the 200-day moving average. The Fed's focus shift from inflation to the labor market echoes 2024, when it cut 50 bps in September and 100 bps by the ...

26 days ago - Seeking Alpha

TLT ETF analysis as outflows slow amid a Trump tariff silver lining

The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) has remained in a tight range this week as investors assess the impact of tariffs on the economy and the upcoming actions of the Federal Reserve. TLT was t...

4 weeks ago - Invezz

Bond ETF Investors On Alert During Fed Shake-Up, Rising Yields

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5 weeks ago - Benzinga

Credit Spreads At Historical Lows, TLT Vs. VCLT

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6 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

Bond ETFs Outshine Equities In Weekly Flows As Rate Cut Bets Build

U.S.-listed ETFs attracted nearly $19 billion during the week ended Aug. 8, with fixed income approaches decisively leading investor allocations, according to data from Etf.com.

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7 weeks ago - Benzinga

Funds Only Portfolio: Potentially $6,000 Per Month Income

A diversified, funds-only portfolio can deliver reliable 6-7% income and market-matching growth, ideal for retirees seeking simplicity and peace of mind. Asset allocation spans dividend growth, bonds,...

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Bonds Rally On Weak Payrolls Data

The bond market looks increasingly focused on slowing economic growth vs. tariff inflation.

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

TLT: Rate Expectations Down And Yields Up? It's All About The Term Premium

The TLT tracks the performance of long-term Treasury bonds, which appear to be losing their safe haven status. Recent weakness reflects the rising term premium owing to increased uncertainty over long...

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

TLT: Trump Is Right About Interest Rates, So It's Time To Back Up The Truck

I see TLT's current price and nearly 5% yield as an attractive buying opportunity with limited long-term risk, despite concerns about U.S. debt. Lower interest rates are likely coming soon, either fro...

3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

SGOV & TLT: A Tale Of Two ETFs And The Duration Trade

The highly anticipated 'duration trade' in long bonds like TLT has underperformed despite the Fed lowering rates by 100bp since their peak. TLT's price hasn't rebounded as expected because its yield h...

3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

What Recent CEF Distribution Cuts Mean, And Why I'm Not Concerned

Diversification across bonds, senior loans, and CLOs is key to managing interest rate and credit risks in fixed-income portfolios. Market timing is extremely difficult; a balanced mix of fixed and flo...

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3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

TLT: Staying Bullish After Its Latest Surge

We see the fiscal risk premium as being priced in and think the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF can tap into lucrative longer-term key rates. Our short-term forecast for the yield curve is bullish ...

3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

The Big 3: TLT, ZM, INTC

Don Kaufman is bearish on the TLT ETF and Zoom Communications (ZM), but bullish on Intel (INTC) as the company prepares to restructure its manufacturing headcount. For his bearish TLT trade, Don cites...

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3 months ago - Schwab Network

Final Trade: RDDT, DELL, TLT, EQT

The final trades of the day with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders.

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3 months ago - CNBC Television

While TLTW Crawled, Our TLT Strategy Sprinted

Buy-write ETFs like TLTW offer high yields but ugly mid-to-long term total returns due to rigid covered Call strategies, especially during volatile markets. I'm neutral to slightly bullish on TLT mid-...

4 months ago - Seeking Alpha

TLT: 5% Yield Now Outpaces Equity Earnings Yield, With Higher Term Premium Embedded

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4 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Final Trade: AAPL, NVO, TLT, X

The final trades of the day with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders.

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4 months ago - CNBC Television

Most U.S. Treasury Prices Slide Since 'Liberation Day'

In recent days, a new headwind is weighing on fixed income securities: a US government budget bill, which is expected to significantly raise an already hefty federal deficit in the years ahead. Long-t...

4 months ago - Seeking Alpha