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About SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF
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Inception date
Sep 23, 2020
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
Distributor
State Street Corp. (Fund Distributor)
ISIN
US78468R5239
BILS provides exposure to US Treasurys with maturities between 3-12 months. As such, BILS takes on less interest rate risk. The fund invests in USD-denominated, fixed rate T-bills and completes the issuers US Treasurys line-up consisting of bills, notes, and bonds. BIL is the shorter-term exposure with 1-3 months to maturity, SPTS at 1-3 years, SPTI at 3-10 years, and SPTL at 10 or more years to maturity. The underlying index is market value-weighted and undergoes a monthly rebalance.
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Exposure type
Government
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
BILS assets under management is 3.85 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
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BILS invests in bonds. See more details in our Analysis section.
BILS expense ratio is 0.14%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, BILS isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
Yes, BILS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.32%.
BILS shares are issued by State Street Corp.
BILS follows the Bloomberg 3-12 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Sep 23, 2020.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.