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Fixed Income

Bonds & Treasuries ETFs

The only two variables that really matter here: duration (interest-rate risk) and credit quality. Everything else is packaging.

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BND

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

Vanguard

The whole US investment-grade bond market. ~6 year duration, mostly Treasuries and MBS.

Fee
0.03%
AUM
$132.4B
Yield
4.1%
1Y
+4.6%
5Y ann.
-0.4%
10Y ann.
All-time
AGG

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

iShares

Same benchmark as BND with slightly different sampling. Interchangeable in practice.

Fee
0.03%
AUM
$128.1B
Yield
4.0%
1Y
+4.5%
5Y ann.
-0.5%
10Y ann.
All-time
SGOV

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Effectively a cash equivalent — T-bills with near-zero duration risk.

Fee
0.09%
AUM
$54.1B
Yield
4.3%
1Y
+4.9%
5Y ann.
+3.1%
10Y ann.
All-time
TLT

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Long-duration Treasuries. Maximum interest-rate sensitivity, no credit risk.

Fee
0.15%
AUM
$48.4B
Yield
4.4%
1Y
+2.1%
5Y ann.
-8.1%
10Y ann.
All-time
LQD

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate

iShares

Investment-grade corporate credit with roughly 8 years of duration.

Fee
0.14%
AUM
$31.4B
Yield
4.9%
1Y
+5.4%
5Y ann.
-0.9%
10Y ann.
All-time
HYG

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

iShares

Below-investment-grade credit. Behaves more like equity than like a bond fund.

Fee
0.49%
AUM
$16.8B
Yield
6.8%
1Y
+8.1%
5Y ann.
+3.9%
10Y ann.
All-time