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  1. Fixed Income Channel
  2. 3 Ways to Add Treasury Bonds to Your Portfolio
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3 Ways to Add Treasury Bonds to Your Portfolio

Ben HernandezJan 31, 2022
2022-01-31

Rising inflation and yields shouldn’t dissuade investors from adding safe haven Treasury bonds to their portfolios. Vanguard has three ETF options to consider.

Market volatility over the past week is one reason to add safe haven bond exposure to complement portfolios and absorb losses. While yields have been rising and the bond markets have been feeling downward pressure in prices, yields are still historically low.

That said, Treasury notes are still a prime option to get safe income.

“To have truly risk-free returns and storage of your dollars, where else are you going to put them?” asked Daniel Alpert, a managing partner of the investment bank Westwood Capital.

Given the current market environment where interest rate hikes are on the horizon, one ETF to consider is the Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (VGSH A+). This ETF offers exposure to short-term government bonds, focusing on Treasury bonds that mature in one to three years.

This fund can be an ideal option given the uncertainty in the current market environment. Bonds can offer investors a safe haven against stock market volatility, while short-term bonds limit the risks of potential rate rises that can rob investors of fixed income opportunities.

Intermediate- and Long-Term Options

Investors willing to step further out on the yield curve can look to getting exposure to bonds with intermediate- and long-term maturities. One option is the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares (VGIT A) and another is the Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares (VGLT A).

Up first is VGIT, which gives investors exposure to safer debt issues with Treasury notes. Per the fund description, VGIT seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted Treasury index with an intermediate-term dollar-weighted average maturity.

The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Bond Index. This index includes fixed income securities issued by the U.S. Treasury (not including inflation-protected bonds) with maturities between three and 10 years.

Next is VGLT, which seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted Treasury index with a long-term dollar-weighted average maturity. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Bond Index.

This index includes fixed income securities issued by the U.S. Treasury (not including inflation-protected bonds) with maturities greater than 10 years. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund’s assets will be invested in bonds included in the index

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