How far is TLT below its high?

42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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TLT · iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

TLT tracks the 20+ year Treasuries and returned −6.4% over the past year.

Bond fund · 20+ year Treasuries · data as of Sep 11, 2026

−6.4%Total return, 1 year

0.15%Expense ratio

41Holdings

−42.9%Below its high

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Period by period

TLT over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
Window	Total return	S&P 500	Gap to S&P 500	Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months	−4.6%	+3.3%	−7.9 pts	−3.8 pts
6 months	−4.4%	+16.0%	−20.4 pts	−25.1 pts
1 year	−6.4%	+17.5%	−23.9 pts	−29.4 pts
3 years	−2.6%	+77.9%	−80.5 pts	−97.7 pts
Since listing	+47.2%	+804.4%	−757.2 pts	−1626.8 pts

In plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

What it tracks	20+ year Treasuries
Fund type	Bond fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Jun 18, 2026)	0.15%
Price	$80.87
Listed since	Jan 4, 2010
Net assets (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026)	$47.4bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)	−42.9%
Holdings	41
Top ten weight	41.0%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)	Sep 10, 2026

Questions people ask

How has TLT performed?: Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, TLT returned −6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is −2.6%.
What does TLT cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.
How far is TLT below its high?: 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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