IEF 📈 iShares 7-10 Year Treasury - Overview

The iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF, listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol IEF, is designed to track the performance of a specific segment of the U.S. Treasury market. The underlying index for this ETF focuses on public obligations of the U.S. Treasury with a remaining maturity of seven to ten years. This means that the ETF invests in Treasury bonds that are close to, but not quite at, the long end of the yield curve, providing a balance between yield and interest rate risk. By targeting this specific maturity range, the ETF offers investors a way to gain exposure to the intermediate-term Treasury market, which can be less volatile than shorter-term Treasuries but less sensitive to interest rate changes than longer-term bonds.

In terms of its investment strategy, the fund is committed to investing at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index. This ensures that the ETF closely tracks the performance of the index it is designed to follow. Furthermore, the fund's advisor has the flexibility to invest up to 10% of the fund's assets in other U.S. Treasury securities that are believed to help the fund achieve its tracking objective. This can include using Treasury bonds with maturities slightly outside the 7-10 year range if doing so will improve the fund's ability to mirror the index's performance. The fund's investment approach is straightforward, focusing on replicating the index's returns rather than trying to outperform it through active management.

From a structural perspective, the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) domiciled in the United States. Its ISIN, or International Securities Identification Number, is US4642874402, which is a unique identifier used to facilitate the clearing and settlement of trades. The fund is categorized as a long government ETF, reflecting its focus on intermediate-term U.S. Treasury bonds. For more information about this and other iShares products, investors can visit the company's website at http://www.ishares.com. This resource provides detailed information on the fund's holdings, performance, and other key characteristics that can help investors make informed decisions.