Duration
How sensitive the fund is to interest-rate moves. This is the single biggest driver of how a bond fund behaves.
Category
Best Bonds & Credit ETFs
Government, aggregate and corporate credit exposure across the duration spectrum. Ranked by TradeAlpha Score with costs, performance and risk measured from observed prices.
Category
Bonds & Credit
Government, aggregate and corporate credit exposure across the duration spectrum.
BND · Vanguard
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund
Aggregate US investment-grade bond exposure spanning Treasuries, agency and corporate issues
Score 72.81Y +2.6%
IEF · iShares
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Intermediate-duration Treasury wrapper for rates and duration context
Score 72.61Y +1.8%
HYG · iShares
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
High-yield credit wrapper for risk appetite and spread conditions
Score 72.41Y +4.8%
LQD · iShares
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Investment-grade credit wrapper balancing duration and corporate-spread context
Score 721Y +1.9%
TLT · iShares
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Long-duration Treasury wrapper for rates pressure and defensive duration demand
Score 70.61Y -1.1%
How to compare
What separates funds in this category
Credit quality
Government, investment-grade or high-yield exposure, each with a different relationship to equity risk.
Behaviour in drawdowns
Bond funds are often held as ballast. The drawdown figures show how each one actually behaved when it mattered.
Side by side
All funds in this category
| Ticker | Fund | Score | 1Y return |
|---|---|---|---|
| BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund | 72.8 | +2.6% |
| IEF | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | 72.6 | +1.8% |
| HYG | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 72.4 | +4.8% |
| LQD | iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 72 | +1.9% |
| TLT | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | 70.6 | -1.1% |
Ordered by TradeAlpha Score. Blank cells mean the value is not published for that fund. Ordering describes structural quality, not expected return.
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