iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)
| Assets | $46.86B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.15% |
| PE Ratio | n/a |
| Shares Out | 570.30M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $3.89 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.80% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Payout Frequency | Monthly |
| Payout Ratio | 86.45% |
| Volume | 15,665,260 |
| Open | 81.00 |
| Previous Close | 81.73 |
| Day's Range | 80.90 - 81.27 |
| 52-Week Low | 80.90 |
| 52-Week High | 92.19 |
| Beta | 0.51 |
| Holdings | 48 |
| Inception Date | Jul 22, 2002 |
About TLT
Fund Home PageThe 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.
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | $0.31469 | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $0.33045 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | $0.31803 | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $0.33578 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| May 1, 2026 | $0.31535 | May 6, 2026 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | $0.34478 | Apr 7, 2026 |
Performance
TLT had a total return of -5.03% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.42%.
News
Treasury Dept. Announces $6B Buyback; 10-Year Yield Surges Amid Market Uncertainty
The yield on the 10-year Treasury was rising Wednesday after the Treasury Department announced it would buy back $6 billion in bonds, an effort it undertook to ease the market's recent wobbles.
US Treasury to Buy Up to $6 Billion in Long-Dated Debt
The US Treasury will purchase up to $6 billion of longer-dated government debt in the first operation under an expanded buybacks program. It's part of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's effort to stem...
U.S. Treasury Readies Buyback Announcement as Crude Oil Moves Stock Market
"Escalation is the word of the day" after the U.S. hit five Iranian oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz. Kevin Hincks points to crude oil's steady rise near $96 Wednesday morning as the key metric t...
ETF Flows Race Toward Record as Investors Deploy Barbell Strategy Against Macro Risks
It's back-to-school season, and the ETF market is closing out a summer that proved anything but slow. August brought $180 billion in fresh net ETF asset inflows and saw the number of new ETFs coming t...
The Big 3: JPM, TLT, GM
Don Kaufman (@Theotrade) is focusing his Big 3 on "uncertainty" as crude oil prices and Treasury yields remains elevated. He focuses on the financial space through JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and the iShares...
Treasury Yields Hit 19-Month High—As Inflation And Rate-Hike Fears Climb
The bond selloff comes as investors were already reassessing inflation risks and government borrowing as renewed military escalations between the U.S. and Iran sparked a new surge in oil prices, with ...
Global Bond Yields Surge as Oil Prices Fuel Inflation Worries
Global bond yields surged Tuesday as renewed tension between the U.S. and Iran reinforced inflation expectations, which increased the prospect of interest-rate hikes in the coming months.
Some TIPS ETFs Disappoint. This One Doesn't.
In theory, the last several years should've been an ideal time to own Treasury Inflation Protection Securities (TIPS) and the related ETFs. However, the largest ETF in the category has gained just 4% ...
A Simple Strategy To Get 6.5% Dividends From Surging Bond Yields
Let's talk about this latest pop in Treasury yields and what it really means for those of us looking to save for (and generate reliable income in!) retirement.
Global Bond Yields Fall on Declining Oil, Prospects of Further Treasury Steps to Tackle Recent Highs
A slight decline in global bond yields was helped by lower oil prices, with some investors anticipating that further measures from the U.S. Treasury were possible.
US 30-Year Bonds Erase Gains From Bessent's Buyback Plan
US bonds unwound all of the gains that followed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's plan to increase buybacks of longer-dated debt. The moves pushed the 30-year yield on Thursday back to levels seen ju...
US 30-Year Bonds Erase Gains From Treasury's Buyback Surprise
US bonds unwound all of the gains that followed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's plan to increase buybacks of longer-dated debt, a sign that investors see it as only a short-lived remedy to curb bor...
Fixed Income Demand Surges: Bond ETFs Gathered $13.2 Billion Last Week
Investor appetite for fixed income continues to expand, as evidenced by the latest weekly ETF inflows report from TD Securities. For the week ending August 14, 2026, U.S.-listed ETFs gathered $41.0 bi...
US Treasury Increasing Long-Dated Buyback Cap to at Least $4 Billion
The US Department of the Treasury announced it will at least double the maximum size of its liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated nominal coupon securities to at least $4 billion per o...
Why The Safest Bonds Are Performing Dismally Compared To Junk Debt
The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT), with $45.4 billion in net assets, fell to its lowest price in 22 years Tuesday, down 6% since the start of the year, as the yield on 30-year Treasury bond...
VGLT, TLT ETFs eye record lows despite inflows as US 30-year Treasury yield jumps
The Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF (VGLT) and the iShares 20+ Year Bond ETF (TLT) continued their strong downward trend. TLT dropped to $81.35 and is nearing its all-time low of $80.67.
KOSPI jumps 3% as Treasury yields spike: why Asia may be pricing the wrong risk
Asian stocks opened Tuesday with two markets sending different signals. South Korea's KOSPI jumped more than 3% as trading resumed after a holiday, helping lift MSCI's Asia-Pacific index outside Japan...
Why this popular Treasury bond ETF is trading at its lowest since 2004
One of the most heavily-traded ETFs tracking performance in the U.S. Treasury market has just fallen to its lowest level in over 20 years.
TLT ETF at risk despite soaring inflows as bond vigilantes fight back
The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) ETF continued its strong downward momentum and was trading at its lowest level since 2024. It has plunged by 54% from its highest point on record as US bon...
US Yields Will Go Much Higher Next Year: 3-Minutes MLIV
Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."
TLT ETF slumps as US debt nears $40 trillion, 30-year yield jumps
The popular iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) has slumped into a correction as its outflows rose and as long-term US bond yields rose. It is also under pressure as the US public debt nears the ...
US Yen Intervention Is a Band-Aid Fix for Bonds: Levin
Bloomberg Opinion's Jonathan Levin joins Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Real Yield." For the first time in 15 years the US joined Japan in a yen intervention to support the yen and avoid forced selling of T...
Fixed Income's Summer Resurgence: Review of Last Week's Flows
The U.S. fixed income market experienced a resurgence in investor attention last week, reaching levels not seen since early January, as tracked by VettaFi's Investor Behavior Intelligence (IBI) platfo...
Dow falls 400 points, oil surges after Trump says Iran ceasefire is ‘over' – which could halt gas decline
Fresh tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime route for 20% of the world's oil, could keep gasoline from falling below the $3 mark.
Trading in these two ETFs suggests inflation fears are overblown
It could have been a big week for bond bears, if it weren't for crude oil.
Bond ETF flows surge in hunt for yield: 'Market sniffing out something here,' says BlackRock exec
Bond ETF inflows are running 60% ahead of last year's level, which was itself a record pace, a rise that a BlackRock executive described as "shocking" to CNBC. Elevated stock market volatility, a new ...
Bonds Under Pressure Despite Oil Relief: 3-Minutes MLIV
Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."
It's a Regime-Shift for US Real Yields: 3-Minutes MLIV
Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."
Oil slides on Iran supply hopes; bond yields pushed lower before Warsh debut
Crude prices fell on Wednesday on news that Iranian fuel may soon hit the world's markets, bringing inflation relief and pushing bond yields lower, while stocks and currencies were quiet ahead of Kev...
All eyes are now on the bond market as oil prices fall. Will the Fed hike rates?
The $30 Treasury market is taking a wait-and-see approach to the U.S.-Iran peace framework deal and to Kevin Warsh's first meeting as Federal Reserve chair.
Yields mixed after jobs data lifts Fed hike odds
U.S. Treasury yields were mixed on Monday, with two-year yields pulling back from a 15-month high reached on Friday after a stronger-than-expected jobs report bolstered bets that the Federal Reserve...
Gold Price Analysis – Gold Continues to Move with Bond Yields
Gold drops as rates rise on Thursday, as we continue to see higher yields work against the value of gold. At this point, we are seeing a lot of overhead pressures, but still have a longer-term bullish...
War in Iran Continues to Impact the Energy Market, Bonds to Monitor & China Next Steps
Reid L'anson breaks down how the war in Iran is impacting the energy market. He says coming into the year thinking we'd be short on oil helped coming into geopolitical conflict, but every day the Stra...
Investors Pile Back into U.S. Bond Funds (TLT) as Market Fears Subside
Investors are again turning to bonds as a safe haven asset.