Last Update: 30 Jun 2020

Category: Fixed Income
ETF: iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT)

In the last 10 years, the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) ETF obtained a 7.86% compound annual return, with a 12.92% standard deviation.

In 2019, the portfolio granted a 2.56% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT): Dividend Yield page.

The ETF is related to the following investment themes:

  • Asset Class: Bond
  • Region: North America
  • Country: U.S.
  • Bond - Duration: Long-Term

The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) ETF is present in the following Lazy Portfolios:

Portfolio Name Author ETF Weight
Rob Arnott Portfolio Rob Arnott 10.0%
All Weather Portfolio Ray Dalio 40.0%
Permanent Portfolio Harry Browne 25.0%
Yale Endowment David Swensen 15.0%
Golden Butterfly 20.0%
Family Taxable Portfolio Ted Aronson 10.0%
Permanent Portfolio Paul Boyer 25.0%

Capital Growth and Historical Returns

Capital growth, returns, stats are calculated assuming a reinvestment of dividends.

If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT): Dividend Yield page.

Capital Growth:

ETF Returns, up to December 2002, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.

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Period Returns
Jun 2020		 Standard
Deviation *		 Max
Drawdown		 Months
Pos - Neg
1M
+0.34%
0.00%
1 - 0
3M
-0.23%
-1.76%
May 2020 - May 2020
2 - 1
6M
+21.87%
-1.76%
May 2020 - May 2020
5 - 1
YTD
+21.87%
-1.76%
May 2020 - May 2020
5 - 1
1Y
+25.88%
15.48%
-7.22%
Sep 2019 - Dec 2019
7 - 5
3Y
+12.08%
annualized
12.29%
-8.68%
Jan 2018 - Oct 2018
20 - 16
5Y
+9.51%
annualized
11.58%
-15.07%
Aug 2016 - Oct 2018
32 - 28
10Y
+7.86%
annualized
12.92%
-18.03%
Aug 2012 - Dec 2013
62 - 58
MAX
01 Jan 1978
+8.94%
annualized
11.88%
-23.13%
Jul 1979 - Sep 1981
299 - 211

* Annualized St.Dev. of monthly returns

Drawdowns

Drawdonws Chart:

Rolling Returns

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) ETF: annualized rolling and average returns

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Return (*) Negative
Periods
Rolling Period Average Best Worst
1 Year
 +9.69% +67.15%
Apr 1985 - Mar 1986 		-21.80%
Jan 2009 - Dec 2009 		21.64%
2 Years
 +9.15% +49.11%
Jul 1984 - Jun 1986 		-11.41%
Oct 1979 - Sep 1981 		11.09%
3 Years
 +9.18% +30.06%
Sep 1983 - Aug 1986 		-7.05%
Oct 1978 - Sep 1981 		5.05%
5 Years
 +9.52% +28.14%
Sep 1981 - Aug 1986 		+0.31%
Jan 2009 - Dec 2013 		0.00%
7 Years
 +9.56% +20.15%
Oct 1981 - Sep 1988 		+2.29%
Oct 2011 - Sep 2018 		0.00%
10 Years
 +9.41% +17.64%
Oct 1981 - Sep 1991 		+3.27%
Jan 2009 - Dec 2018 		0.00%
15 Years
 +9.21% +14.59%
Oct 1981 - Sep 1996 		+5.46%
Jun 2003 - May 2018 		0.00%

* Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods

Yearly Returns - Monthly Returns Heatmap

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Months
Year Return Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2020
 +21.87% 7.7 6.6 6.4 1.2 -1.8 0.3
2019
 +14.12% 0.4 -1.4 5.6 -2.0 6.8 1.0 0.3 11.0 -2.7 -1.1 -0.4 -3.2
2018
 -1.61% -3.3 -3.0 2.9 -2.1 2.0 0.7 -1.4 1.3 -2.9 -2.9 1.8 5.9
2017
 +9.18% 0.8 1.6 -0.7 1.6 1.9 0.8 -0.7 3.4 -2.3 0.0 0.7 1.8
2016
 +1.18% 5.6 3.1 -0.1 -0.7 0.8 6.9 2.1 -1.0 -1.5 -4.4 -8.2 -0.5
2015
 -1.79% 9.8 -6.1 1.1 -3.4 -2.4 -4.1 4.6 -0.7 2.0 -0.4 -0.9 -0.3
2014
 +27.30% 6.3 0.5 0.7 2.1 3.0 -0.3 0.7 4.7 -2.1 2.8 3.0 3.3
2013
 -13.37% -3.2 1.2 -0.4 4.7 -6.8 -3.3 -2.3 -1.3 0.7 1.4 -2.7 -1.9
2012
 +2.63% -0.3 -2.6 -4.2 4.8 9.0 -1.7 3.8 -1.3 -2.5 -0.5 1.4 -2.5
2011
 +33.96% -3.1 1.7 0.0 2.3 3.4 -2.3 4.4 9.7 13.2 -3.8 2.0 3.4
2010
 +9.05% 2.7 -0.3 -2.1 3.3 5.1 5.8 -1.0 8.4 -2.5 -4.5 -1.7 -3.7
2009
 -21.80% -13.1 -1.5 4.0 -7.0 -3.7 0.8 0.6 2.2 2.5 -2.6 1.2 -6.3
2008
 +33.93% 2.1 -0.5 2.1 -2.5 -2.7 2.7 -0.4 2.7 1.5 -1.9 14.3 13.6
2007
 +10.29% -1.0 3.4 -1.7 0.9 -2.3 -1.0 3.3 1.8 0.2 1.8 5.4 -0.6
2006
 +0.71% -1.3 1.1 -4.6 -2.8 -0.2 1.2 2.2 3.1 1.9 0.9 2.3 -2.7
2005
 +8.61% 3.6 -1.5 -0.5 3.9 3.1 2.2 -3.4 3.5 -3.6 -2.2 0.7 3.0
2004
 +8.71% 1.9 2.3 1.4 -6.2 -0.3 1.1 1.5 4.2 1.0 1.8 -2.4 2.7
2003
 +1.62% -0.6 3.1 -1.4 1.1 6.3 -1.8 -10.0 1.3 5.9 -3.0 0.3 1.4
2002
 +16.67% 1.2 1.2 -3.9 3.7 0.4 1.8 2.9 4.3 4.0 -2.8 -1.0 4.1
2001
 +4.31% 0.3 1.8 -0.6 -2.6 0.2 0.8 3.6 2.0 0.9 5.1 -5.1 -1.8
2000
 +19.72% 1.3 3.0 3.1 -0.7 -0.5 2.3 1.5 2.1 -0.9 1.6 3.0 2.5
1999
 -8.66% 1.0 -4.8 -0.3 0.2 -1.6 -1.1 -0.6 -0.5 0.9 0.1 -0.6 -1.6
1998
 +13.05% 1.9 -0.8 0.1 0.4 1.8 2.4 -0.5 4.8 3.3 -1.7 0.9 -0.2
1997
 +13.90% -0.7 -0.1 -2.3 2.4 1.0 1.8 5.3 -2.6 2.6 3.0 1.3 1.7
1996
 -1.26% -0.1 -4.9 -2.0 -1.8 -0.5 2.1 -0.1 -1.3 2.8 3.9 3.2 -2.4
1995
 +30.09% 2.6 2.7 0.7 1.7 7.5 1.1 -1.4 2.1 1.8 3.0 2.3 2.7
1994
 -7.04% 2.2 -4.0 -3.8 -1.3 -0.5 -0.8 2.9 -0.7 -3.0 -0.4 0.6 1.6
1993
 +16.78% 2.9 3.2 0.2 0.8 0.4 4.2 1.4 4.0 0.3 0.6 -2.5 0.4
1992
 +7.41% -3.2 0.6 -1.1 -0.1 2.7 1.1 4.0 0.7 1.4 -1.9 0.5 2.6
1991
 +17.43% 1.1 0.5 0.3 1.3 -0.1 -0.8 1.5 3.5 3.0 -0.1 0.0 6.3
1990
 +5.78% -3.7 -0.3 -0.3 -2.8 4.5 2.3 0.7 -4.3 1.2 2.2 4.6 2.1
1989
 +17.93% 2.1 -1.7 0.9 2.6 3.1 6.1 2.1 -2.9 0.2 3.9 0.8 -0.1
1988
 +9.15% 4.7 1.2 -2.2 -1.1 -1.6 4.1 -1.9 0.4 3.9 2.5 -1.9 1.3
1987
 -2.92% 1.3 1.1 -1.6 -4.8 -1.5 1.4 -1.1 -1.6 -3.7 5.8 0.5 1.6
1986
 +30.87% 0.1 12.6 10.6 0.3 -2.5 6.7 -2.0 3.7 -4.0 0.5 3.0 -0.3
1985
 +36.90% 3.8 -4.7 3.2 2.3 9.1 1.9 -1.2 2.9 0.1 3.6 4.9 6.8
1984
 +16.24% 1.7 -1.9 -1.9 -1.5 -5.9 2.6 7.0 3.9 2.9 6.3 1.5 1.3
1983
 -1.29% -4.0 5.3 -0.7 3.7 -4.3 0.6 -5.6 -0.3 5.4 -1.8 1.9 -0.7
1982
 +47.10% -0.7 1.7 2.2 3.3 1.1 -2.6 4.7 8.3 6.9 7.8 3.7 3.4
1981
 +0.65% -1.4 -4.2 3.6 -6.1 5.6 -0.7 -3.5 -4.3 -1.4 7.0 12.2 -4.2
1980
 -4.99% -7.7 -8.3 0.6 13.5 5.7 4.5 -6.4 -3.1 -2.6 -3.2 0.3 3.8
1979
 -2.10% 1.9 -1.6 1.4 -1.3 2.2 3.4 -0.9 -0.3 -0.9 -8.0 1.8 0.7
1978
 -1.55% -1.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.5 -0.6 1.4 1.8 -0.9 -2.0 1.5 -0.9

ETF Returns, up to December 2002, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.

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