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SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF (SPTL)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US78464A6644

CUSIP

78464A664

Inception Date

May 23, 2007

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

Bloomberg US Aggregate Government - Treasury - Long

Home Page

www.ssga.com

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

SPTL has an expense ratio of 0.06%, which is considered low.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF (SPTL) returned 0.64% year-to-date (YTD) and -0.79% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SPTL returned -0.18% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.87%.


SPTL

YTD

0.64%

1M

-1.71%

6M

-1.15%

1Y

-0.79%

5Y*

-9.00%

10Y*

-0.18%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

1.30%

1M

12.94%

6M

1.49%

1Y

12.48%

5Y*

15.82%

10Y*

10.87%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of SPTL, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.53%5.15%-0.90%-0.98%-2.98%0.64%
2024-1.83%-2.33%1.02%-5.92%2.86%1.68%3.60%2.00%2.03%-5.22%1.79%-5.41%-6.23%
20237.13%-4.81%4.82%0.44%-2.87%-0.01%-2.19%-2.75%-7.30%-4.87%9.08%8.28%3.30%
2022-3.70%-1.45%-5.17%-9.07%-1.95%-1.38%2.62%-4.50%-7.98%-5.35%6.91%-2.28%-29.44%
2021-3.52%-5.57%-4.95%2.31%-0.08%4.11%3.64%-0.21%-2.91%1.96%2.62%-1.89%-4.99%
20207.59%6.38%6.54%1.13%-1.64%0.27%4.30%-4.85%0.80%-3.33%1.57%-1.18%18.07%
20190.29%-1.33%5.44%-1.86%6.67%0.86%0.39%10.83%-2.77%-1.01%-0.46%-3.14%13.74%
2018-3.39%-2.98%2.77%-2.03%1.94%0.60%-1.41%1.32%-2.73%-2.85%1.78%5.86%-1.57%
20170.75%1.62%-0.70%1.58%1.80%0.62%-0.51%3.24%-2.20%-0.01%0.61%1.99%9.01%
20165.24%2.73%0.17%-0.64%0.68%6.50%2.02%-1.04%-1.35%-4.22%-7.91%-0.43%0.92%
20158.69%-5.55%0.94%-2.97%-2.29%-3.59%4.14%-0.62%1.79%-0.33%-0.87%-0.25%-1.65%
20145.98%0.47%0.60%1.95%2.83%-0.13%0.38%4.32%-1.84%2.43%2.72%3.33%25.32%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of SPTL is 16, meaning it’s performing worse than 84% of other ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of SPTL is 1616
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of SPTL is 1515
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of SPTL is 1515
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of SPTL is 1515
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of SPTL is 1616
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of SPTL is 1717
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF (SPTL) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 17, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.06
  • 5-Year: -0.60
  • 10-Year: -0.01
  • All Time: 0.23

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF provided a 4.11% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.07 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.


2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$1.07$1.06$0.94$0.80$0.71$0.77$0.95$0.94$0.93$0.88$0.91$0.96

Dividend yield

4.11%4.03%3.24%2.75%1.68%1.71%2.45%2.69%2.53%2.56%2.60%2.64%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.09$0.08$0.09$0.09$0.36
2024$0.00$0.09$0.08$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.18$1.06
2023$0.00$0.08$0.07$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.16$0.94
2022$0.00$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.14$0.80
2021$0.00$0.06$0.05$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.12$0.71
2020$0.00$0.08$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.07$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.11$0.77
2019$0.00$0.08$0.08$0.09$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.15$0.95
2018$0.00$0.07$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.16$0.94
2017$0.00$0.07$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.17$0.93
2016$0.00$0.08$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.14$0.88
2015$0.00$0.08$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.07$0.07$0.08$0.15$0.91
2014$0.08$0.07$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.09$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.16$0.96

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF was 46.20%, occurring on Oct 19, 2023. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF drawdown is 39.42%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-46.2%Aug 5, 2020808Oct 19, 2023
-18.61%Dec 19, 2008116Jun 10, 2009291Aug 16, 2010407
-18.34%Jul 26, 2012269Aug 21, 2013327Dec 8, 2014596
-17.07%Jul 11, 2016111Dec 14, 2016631Jun 20, 2019742
-14.98%Mar 10, 20207Mar 18, 202096Aug 4, 2020103

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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