Tracks the performance of the Bloomberg Long U.S. Treasury Index. Provides exposure to U.S. Treasury bonds with maturities of 10 years or more. Now — the numbers.
The stock trades 44% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
It pays out $1.09 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
This stock swings about 2.3 times as much as the market average. Big rallies — and big drops — can both happen fast.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back.
We grade companies — revenue, margins, balance sheets. This is a fund, so there is no report card to give. That is not a low grade; it is a different kind of thing.
One-line summary: a basket, not a business. Judge it by what it holds.