TLT: iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
iShares (BlackRock) · Bonds / Fixed Income · Tracks Long Treasuries
Growth of $100
Green is what an investor who reinvested every payout would have; red is the price alone. The gap between them is the income. If the red line keeps falling, the payouts are partly your own money coming back.
Was the payout earned?
Over the last year TLT paid 4.3% but its total return was -4.8%, so none of the payout was earned: the price fell by more than the fund paid out.
| Earned % (3 months) | 78% |
| Earned % (1 year) | -97% |
| Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs) | below -100% |
Earned % = total return ÷ payouts. 100% means every dollar paid out was earned; below 100% means part of it came from the fund's own value. This is an economic measure based on market price, not the tax label on the payout.
Where the DT Score comes from
Total 29.5 / 100 · rank #342 of 420. How the score works
Risk
| Sortino ratio (1Y) | -1.14 |
| Sharpe ratio (1Y) | -0.84 |
| Steadiness vs S&P 500 | 142% |
| Beta to S&P 500 | 0.18 |
| Correlation to S&P 500 | 0.26 |
| Max drop (1Y) | -12.5% |
| Max drop (up to 5 yrs) | -43.7% |
| Trend | Mixed |
| History | 5.0 yrs |
Payout history
Each bar is one payout (last 36 shown). Pays Monthly.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $0.3120 |
| 2026-09-01 | $0.3150 |
| 2026-08-03 | $0.3300 |
| 2026-07-01 | $0.3180 |
| 2026-06-01 | $0.3360 |
| 2026-05-01 | $0.3150 |
| 2026-04-01 | $0.3450 |
| 2026-03-02 | $0.3010 |
| 2026-02-02 | $0.3320 |
| 2025-12-19 | $0.3420 |
| 2025-12-01 | $0.3210 |
| 2025-11-03 | $0.3250 |
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| Fund | Category | Fwd rate | 12m yield | 1Y total ret. | Earned % 1Y | Upside capt. | Downside capt. | Tracking | DT Score | Momentum | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLTW iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF | Bonds / Fixed Income | 14.5% | 10.8% | -0.6% | 4% | 88% | 81% | Closely | 38 | 81 | Mixed |
| TLTP Amplify TLT U.S. Treasury 12% Option Income ETF | Bonds / Fixed Income | 13.0% | 13.8% | -1.8% | -7% | 79% | 75% | Closely | 37 | 78 | Mixed |
About TLT
| Issuer | iShares (BlackRock) |
| Structure | ETF |
| Category | Bonds / Fixed Income |
| Strategy | Long Treasuries |
| Underlying | UST 20+ |
| Exposure | Bonds / Treasuries |
| Index linkage | Yes - tracks index |
| Pays | Monthly |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% |
| Uses leverage | No |
| Upside capped | No |
| Rate sensitivity | High |
| Return of capital common | No |
| Tax notes | Ordinary income; T-bill/Treasury interest state-tax exempt (portion) |
Research notes: High duration; price risk.
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