Treasury ETFs hold U.S. government debt instruments of varying maturities. They also provide low-cost access to different key points of the yield curve or to the entire yield curve, depending on the fund. These ETFs often have lower yields than riskier bonds, but they are fully backed by the credit and taxing power of U.S. government.
With 80 ETFs traded on the U.S. markets, Treasury ETFs have total assets under management of $327.63B. The average expense ratio is 0.30%. Treasury ETFs can be found in the following asset classes:
- Fixed Income
The largest Treasury ETF is the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF TLT with $33.20B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best-performing Treasury ETF was TMV at 38.50%. The most recent ETF launched in the Treasury space was the US Treasury 6 Month Bill ETF XBIL on 03/07/23.