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BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETFZTL.TOBUYDec 02, 2024Stock price when the opinion was issued
TLT will have withholding tax, so that will affect the yield.
In the hedged version of ZTL (ZTL.F), the cost of hedging is embedded in it and typically comes out of the yield. Today, he'd own the one with the .F extension and be fully hedged on his currency exposure in the US market.
The underlying assets are yielding the same thing, but the difference comes from the items noted above.
See today's Educational Segment.
Must look at total return. Those that focus on the yield and don't understand the return are doomed to risk. Just hold TLT or ZTL -- US bonds at the long end of the treasury curve -- and don't go chasing yield.