This ETF tracks the Agency segment of the U.S. bond market, offering exposure to notes issued by organizations such as the FDIC, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac. These notes tend to be very short term in nature and the fund has an average weighted maturity of less than four years. The good thing about this product is that since agencies still operate in a grey area in terms of federal government gurantees, they often pay a higher interest rate than comparable government bonds. However, many of the agencies are pretty much unsustainable over the long haul and the federal government may at some point have to remove the guranatee and allow the agencies to float freely without government support. Due to this risk, I believe agencies aren't really worth your time but for investors that aren't concerned about this and are looking for a higher yield than Treasuries without the risks of corporates, AGZ makes for a cost efficient pick.
The adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for AGZ on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Total Bond Market with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETFdb Pro. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
View the Category ReportMetric | Metric Realtime Rating | A+ Metric Rated ETF |
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Liquidity | B | n/a |
Expenses | C+ | n/a |
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Asset | Percentage |
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Federal/Central debt | 92.11% |
ETF Cash Component | 4.43% |
Corporate debt | 3.12% |
Collateralized debt | 0.34% |
Bond Sector | Percentage |
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Agency | 70.95% |
Government/Treasury | 20.53% |
ETF Cash Component | 4.43% |
Corporate | 3.12% |
Central Bank | 0.63% |
Mortgage Backed | 0.34% |
Bond Sector | Percentage |
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Agency Bond | 46.92% |
Government/Treasury Senior Note | 15.97% |
Agency Unsecured Note | 12.65% |
Agency Debenture | 8.35% |
Government/Treasury Unsecured Note | 4.37% |
Agency Senior Note | 1.94% |
Corporate Bond | 1.75% |
Agency Principal only | 1.05% |
Corporate Secured Note | 0.89% |
Central Bank Senior Note | 0.63% |
Corporate Note | 0.48% |
Unknown | 0.34% |
Government/Treasury Bond | 0.19% |
Agency Interest only | 0.04% |
Other | 4.43% |
Coupon Range | Percentage |
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0% to 1% | 12.44% |
1% to 2% | 10.95% |
2% to 3% | 38.91% |
3% to 4% | 9.43% |
4% to 5% | 2.32% |
5% to 6% | 19.6% |
6% to 7% | 1.71% |
7% to 8% | 0.02% |
8% to 9% | 0.0% |
9% to 10% | 0.18% |
Greater Than 10% | 0.0% |
ETF Cash Component | 4.43% |
Credit | Percentage |
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AAA | 9.38% |
AA | 76.14% |
A | 0.0% |
BBB | 0.0% |
BB | 0.0% |
B | 0.0% |
Below B | 0.0% |
Not Rated | 0.0% |
Rating Unknown | 10.05% |
ETF Cash Component | 4.43% |
Maturity | Percentage |
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Less Than 1 Year | 3.28% |
1-3 Years | 46.33% |
3-5 Years | 16.28% |
5-7 Years | 11.01% |
7-10 Years | 3.05% |
10-15 Years | 5.8% |
15-20 Years | 8.44% |
20-30 Years | 1.24% |
30+ Years | 0.14% |
ETF Cash Component | 4.43% |
This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to peers in the same ETFdb.com Category.
This ETF is currently available for commission free trading on the following platforms: (Fidelity)
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