Consequently, Deutsche Bank, ING Groep NV and SEI Investments, among others, have boosted holdings of Treasuries since September as growth prospects weakened. According to Stone & McCarthy Research Associates, the proportion of U.S. government debt held by money managers rose in the week ended Oct. 29 from the lowest point since June 2012.
The 30-year Treasury yields currently sit around 3.691% and benchmark 10-year Treasury yields are at 2.6%, down 0.37 percentage points since the Sept. 5 high. Deutsche Bank predicts 10-year yields could end the year at 2.25%.
Other Treasury bond ETFs include:
- iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEArca: TLH): up 2.1% over the past three months
- iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund (NYSEArca: IEF): up 1.5% over the past three months
- iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEArca: IEI): up 1.1% over the past three months
- Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (NYSEArca: SCHR): up 1.2% over the past three months
- SPDR Barclays Capital Intermediate Term Treasury ETF (NYSEArca: ITE): up 0.8% over the past three months
- Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (NYSEArca: EDV): up 1.7% over the past three months
For more information on the bonds market, visit our bond ETFs category.
Max Chen contributed to this article.