Bond ETFs

Intermediate-term Treasury ETFs:what they yield and how rates move them

US Treasury bonds with a duration of 3 to 10 years: if rates rise by 1 percentage point, their price falls about 3% to 10%.

  • 6 ETFs
  • Yield to maturity 4.25% to 4.69%
  • Rates +1%: -4.3% to -7.0%

US Treasury, intermediate

6ETF

$175B in total assets

The largest: VGIT, $48.4B

How the 6 ETFs compare

Roughly how much each ETF's price would change if rates rose at once by 1 percentage point.

Lowest
-7.0%IEF
middle
-4.9%
Highest
-4.3%IEI

In a few words

We track 6 intermediate-term Treasury ETFs, from their SEC filings. The yield to maturity of their bonds ranges from 4.25% (SCHR) to 4.69% (IEF), before the funds' costs. If rates rose by 1 percentage point, their prices would change by about -4.3% (IEI) to -7.0% (IEF). In 2022 their total return ranged from -15.2% (IEF) to -9.6% (IEI).

All intermediate-term Treasury ETFs

Every fund of the kind, from its own filings. Open one for its page.

6 ETF
  • VGIT
    Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
    Yield (YTM)4.54%
  • GOVT
    iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF
    Yield (YTM)4.56%
  • IEF
    iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
    Yield (YTM)4.69%
  • IEI
    iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
    Yield (YTM)4.50%
  • SCHR
    Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF
    Yield (YTM)4.25%
  • SPTI
    State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF
    Yield (YTM)4.26%

The full analysis

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What do intermediate-term Treasury ETFs yield?

The yield to maturity of their bonds ranges from 4.25% (SCHR) to 4.69% (IEF), before the funds' costs. That is not the distribution the ETFs pay, and it moves every day with prices.

How far would intermediate-term Treasury ETFs fall if rates rose?

If rates rose by 1 percentage point, their prices would change by about -4.3% (IEI) to -7.0% (IEF). For each year of duration, the price moves about 1% against rates.

How did intermediate-term Treasury ETFs do in 2022?

In 2022 their total return ranged from -15.2% (IEF) to -9.6% (IEI). That year rates rose sharply and most bonds had their worst year in decades.

Which are the largest intermediate-term Treasury ETFs?

By net assets: VGIT (Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF, $48.4B), GOVT (iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF, $43.6B), IEF (iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF, $41.8B).

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This page describes what bond ETFs hold, based on their SEC filings. Bond prices change every day and past returns do not say what comes next.