GOVT vs TLT

AGOVT

BTLT

Measures won5–1GOVT wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$9,586GOVT · TLT $6,501

Lowest cost0.05%GOVT · $5 on $10k

Most income4.90%TLT · $490 on $10k

Smallest drop−4.4%GOVT · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common[…]GOVT and TLT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF · $43.0BiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF · $47.4B

+3.4%3 years · per year$11,049 · $10,296+1.0%

−0.8%5 years · per year$9,586 · $6,501−8.3%

0.05%Expense ratio$5 · $15 on $10k · lower wins0.15%

3.82%12-mo yield$382 · $490 on $10k4.90%

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	AGOVT	iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETFRead Desk		0.05%	3.82%	−0.5%	−1.4%	−1.4%	+3.4%	−0.8%	−4.4%	$43.0B
2	BTLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETFRead Desk		0.15%	4.90%	−1.5%	−4.9%	−7.2%	+1.0%	−8.3%	−12.5%	$47.4B

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	AGOVT	iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETFRead Desk		0.05%	3.82%	−0.5%	−1.4%	−1.4%	+3.4%	−0.8%	−4.4%	$43.0B
2	BTLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETFRead Desk		0.15%	4.90%	−1.5%	−4.9%	−7.2%	+1.0%	−8.3%	−12.5%	$47.4B

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond

$9,586

TLT

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond

$6,501

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