ETFdb Realtime Rating & Analyst Report for TUZ
TUZ is a passive ETF that seeks to replicate the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year US Treasury Index. The BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 US Year Treasury Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of the direct sovereign debt of the U.S. Government having a maturity of at least one year and less than three 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 | 0.09% | 2009-06-01 | PIMCO | ETF | -0.23% |
* As of 05-24-2012
TUZ Realtime Rating: By Metric
| Metric | Metric Realtime Rating | A+ Metric Rated ETF |
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| Liquidity | B | TLT |
| Expenses | A+ | TUZ |
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The first adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for TUZ 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.
TUZ 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 TUZ, as well as the A+ Overall Rated ETF in TUZ's Category. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
ETFdb Analyst Report for TUZ
This popular ETF offers exposure to the short end of the maturity curve, focusing on U.S. government bonds with between one and three years to maturity. TUZ is light on both interest rate risk and credit risk, and as such will generally deliver a relatively low expected return. TUZ can be a great...
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