iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF vs Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF trades at $83.67, while Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $50.01. The key difference: Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund is trading nearer its 52-week high, iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| TLT | XLB | |
|---|---|---|
52-Week High | $92.06 | $53.62 |
52-Week Low | $83.02 | $42.23 |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Latest headlines on both assets
The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index, and it will invest at least 90% of its assets in US Treasury securities that the advisor believes will help the fund track the underlying index. The underlying index measures the performance of public obligations of the US Treasury that have a remaining maturity greater than or equal to twenty years.
Read more on TLT →In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: chemicals; metals and mining; paper and forest products; containers and packaging; and construction materials. The fund is non-diversified.
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