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About iShares Trust iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF
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Inception date
Aug 18, 2022
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
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.
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ETF
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
TLTW trades at 22.46 USD today, its price has fallen −1.93% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on TLTW price chart.
TLTW net asset value is 22.31 today — it's fallen 1.43% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
TLTW assets under management is 1.08 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
TLTW price has fallen by −3.17% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −12.13% decrease. See more dynamics on TLTW price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −1.43% over the last month, showed a −2.10% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 4.09% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −1.43% over the last month, showed a −2.10% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 4.09% in a year.
TLTW fund flows account for 355.65 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
TLTW invests in funds. See more details in our Analysis section.
TLTW expense ratio is 0.35%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, TLTW isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, TLTW technical analysis shows the sell rating and its 1-week rating is strong sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating TLTW shows the sell signal. See more of TLTW technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, TLTW technical analysis shows the sell rating and its 1-week rating is strong sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating TLTW shows the sell signal. See more of TLTW technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, TLTW pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 17.29%.
TLTW trades at a premium (0.06%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
TLTW shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc.
TLTW follows the CBOE TLT 2% OTM Buywrite Index - Benchmark TR Gross. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Aug 18, 2022.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.