iShares Trust iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETFiShares Trust iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETFiShares Trust iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF

iShares Trust iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF

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Key stats


Assets under management (AUM)
‪947.64 M‬USD
Fund flows (1Y)
‪223.84 M‬USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
15.44%
Discount/Premium to NAV
−0.04%
Shares outstanding
‪41.10 M‬
Expense ratio
0.35%

About iShares Trust iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF


Issuer
Blackrock, Inc.
Brand
iShares
Home page
Inception date
Aug 18, 2022
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Index tracked
CBOE TLT 2% OTM Buywrite Index - Benchmark TR Gross
Replication method
Physical
Management style
Passive
Distributes
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Tax on distributions
Ordinary income
TLTW teaches an old dog a new trick. The fund holds shares of the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (ticker: TLT) and writes (sells) one-month, 102% out-of-the-money covered call options. The objective is to provide additional income, in the form of option premium, along with the distributions received from the underlying bond portfolio. The fund will write call options up to the full amount of the shares being held in the portfolio. In doing so, the fund takes in option premium but forgoes the upside potential on the bonds at the strike price. The fund uses European-style options, which means the call options can only be exercised on the expiration date. This helps to roll the call options and reduces the chance the fund must physically deliver underlying shares. This strategy may outperform in periods of rising rates and widening credit spreads. In periods of declining rates, the fund will likely underperform as compared to just holding long-term US Treasurys.

Classification


Asset Class
Fixed income
Category
Government, treasury
Focus
Investment grade
Niche
Long-term
Strategy
Buy-write
Geography
U.S.
Weighting scheme
Fixed
Selection criteria
Fixed
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Bonds, Cash & Other
ETF
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
ETF99.78%
Cash0.22%
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Oscillators
Neutral
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Neutral
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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