ETFdb Realtime Rating & Analyst Report for FIVZ
FIVZ is a passive ETF that seeks to replicate the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-7 Year US Treasury Index. The BofA Merrill Lynch 3-7 Year US Treasury Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of the direct Sovereign debt of the U.S. Government with at least $1 billion in outstanding face value and a remaining term to final maturity of at least 3 years and less than 7 years. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.
| ETFdb Category | Expense Ratio | Inception Date | Issuer | Structure | YTD Return * |
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| Government Bonds | 0.15% | 2009-10-30 | PIMCO | ETF | +0.86% |
* As of 05-23-2012
FIVZ Realtime Rating: By Metric
| Metric | Metric Realtime Rating | A+ Metric Rated ETF |
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| Liquidity | C+ | TLT |
| Expenses | B | TUZ |
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The first adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for FIVZ on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, and concentration of holdings. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Government Bonds ETFdb Category with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field.
FIVZ Realtime Rating: Overall
| ETFdb Rating Type | Overall Rating | A+ Overall Rated ETF |
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The second table shows the overall Realtime Rating for FIVZ, as well as the A+ Overall Rated ETF in FIVZ's Category. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
ETFdb Analyst Report for FIVZ
This ETF offers exposure to Treasuries with three to seven years to maturity, providing relatively little interest rate risk but delivering higher returns than short-term products such as SHY. FIVZ can be a nice tool for fine tuning fixed income exposure, and is rather efficient from a cost...
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