Experts Pick Their Top 5 Bond ETFs

[View in browser]( [The Spill Logo] BROUGHT TO YOU BY: [Logo]( Proprietary Data Insights Financial Pros’ Top Bond ETF Searches in the Last Month Rank Ticker Name Searches #1 [TLT]( iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF 17 #2 [JNK]( SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF 15 #3 [BIL]( SPDR Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF 8 #4 [TIP]( iShares TIPS Bond ETF 6 #5 [TMF]( Direxion Daily 20-Year Treasury Bull 3X 5 #ad [Master the Art of Investing with The Juice!]( Brought to you by [Eagle Financial]( [Retirement expert: Big business counting on desperate retirees]( [Eagle Financial - Retirement expert: Big business counting on desperate retirees]( According to the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), HALF of American households have ZERO saved for retirement. What’s more, only about 12% have more than $100,000 in checking and savings. In most cases, it’s not people’s fault. 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At the top of the list is the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT), one of the most liquid and popular bond ETFs out there. Is this the best ETF to bet on rate cuts? Let’s find out. Key Facts About TLT - Net assets: $55.0 billion - 12-month trailing yield: 3.84% - Inception: July 22, 2002 - Expense ratio: 0.15% - Number of holdings: 45 Debt (AKA bonds) come in two forms: government and corporate, with different maturity dates. Typically, the longer a bond has until maturity, the higher the interest rate. Government debt is considered safer, with U.S. Treasury Bonds often used as the risk-free rate since the U.S. government has never defaulted on its debt. The TLT ETF holds a basket of U.S. Treasury Bonds with maturities 20 year or more into the future. The average maturity amongst the ETFs 44 holdings is 25.62 years. [Portfolio] Source: iShares Investors may choose to own U.S. Treasuries for a variety of reasons: regular income payments from coupons, a hedge against inflation, or as an alternative to holding cash. Performance Higher interest rates lead to lower bond prices. Thus, when the Fed hiked interest rates, U.S. Treasuries lost value. Consequently, the total returns over the last several years have been abysmal. [Returns] Source: iShares That said, many believe that rates will not go any higher. And if the Fed lowers rates, then the price of these bonds increases, delivering capital appreciation for investors. Competition Now, there are other types of bonds and bond ETFs to choose from. These are the four that rounded out the top five searches by financial pros. - SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK): An ETF holding over 1,000 different types of corporate debt with a junk rating. This delivers higher dividend yields, but a higher risk of default from companies in the portfolio. - SPDR Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF (BIL): Right now, short-term U.S. Treasury bills pay an effective annual interest rate of over 5%. The BIL invests in U.S. Treasuries with maturities 1-3 months in the future. - iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP): The TIP is bond ETF that holds Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, a special type of bond where the principal changes based on inflation. - Direxion Daily 20-Year Treasury Bull 3X (TMF): For those looking to add some juice to their trading, the TMF tracks 3x the daily move of the 20+ year bond basket (or 3x the TLT). [Net assets] Leveraged and long-term bonds were crushed by interest rate hikes. The drop in value for junk bonds was offset by the high dividend payments. And the short-term Treasuries experienced a much smaller drop in value when rates increased. 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