Bond Fund ETFs Yield Highest Ratings
The SPDR Lehman Aggregate Bond ETF (LAG), whose portfolio contains investment-grade bonds, was recently yielding 4.5%.
| Bond Funds Dominate ETFs With the Highest Marks From TheStreet.com Ratings |
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| NAME, TICKER & TheStreet.com RATINGS GRADE | FUND FAMILY | TOTAL NET ASSETS ($MIL) | 3-MO. TOTAL RET'N (%) | 12-MO. TOTAL RET'N (%) | YIELD (%) |
| iShares Lehman 3-7 Year Treasury Bd (IEI) A+ | BARCLAY'S GLOBAL | 450.6 | 3.48 | 10.59 | 2.8 |
| iShares Lehman 10-20 Yr Treasury Bd (TLH) A+ | BARCLAY'S GLOBAL | 119.0 | -1.95 | 3.77 | 3.9 |
| iShares Lehman 1-3Yr Treasury Bond (SHY) A+ | BARCLAY'S GLOBAL | 9,901.7 | 2.36 | 7.06 | 4.0 |
| iShares Lehman MBS Fixed-Rate Bond (MBB) A+ | BARCLAY'S GLOBAL | 401.3 | 0.32 | 3.53 | 5.9 |
| iShares Lehman Short Treasury Bond (SHV) A+ | BARCLAY'S GLOBAL | 749.7 | 0.63 | 3.21 | 1.6 |
| PowerShares 1-30 Laddered Treasury (PLW) A+ | Invesco PowerShares Cap Mgmt. | 31.9 | 0.95 | 6.60 | 3.8 |
| PowerShares 1-30 Laddered Treasury (PLW) A+ | Invesco PowerShares Cap Mgmt. | 31.9 | 0.95 | 6.60 | 3.8 |
| PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish Fd (UUP) A+ | Deutsche Bank | 101.0 | 16.64 | 12.53 | 0.0 |
| SPDR Lehman Aggregate Bond ETF (LAG) A+ | State Street Global Advisors | 116.9 | -0.87 | 2.64 | 4.5 |
| SPDR Lehman Intermediate Tr Treas (ITE) A+ | State Street Global Advisors | 44.3 | 2.68 | 8.31 | 2.8 |
| Vanguard Short Term Bond ETF (BSV) A+ | Vanguard | 778.6 | -1.88 | 2.69 | 3.5 |
| Source: TheStreet.com Ratings - Data as of 10/31/2008.
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