The 10-year Treasury is having its worst run in over 100 years. Why investors are buying bonds anyway.

Published 17 Sep 2026, 22:27 UTC. Updated 18 Sep 2026, 15:14 UTC.

“The higher that yields go — for at least new money — it becomes more enticing to think about putting money into bonds,” one strategist notes.

Directly affected

No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

GOVZ ISHARES 25 YEAR TREASURY STRIPS BOND ETF
GA selected GOVZ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: treasury, year. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
BBLB JPMORGAN BETABUILDERS U.S. TREASURY BOND 20 YEAR ETF
GA selected BBLB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: treasury, year. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
LDRT ISHARES IBONDS 1-5 YEAR TREASURY LADDER ETF
GA selected LDRT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: treasury, year. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
TLTW ISHARES 20 YEAR TREASURY BOND BUYWRITE STRATEGY ETF
GA selected TLTW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: treasury, year. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
UTEN US TREASURY 10 YEAR NOTE ETF
GA selected UTEN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: treasury, year. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
UTWO US TREASURY 2 YEAR NOTE ETF
GA selected UTWO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: treasury, year. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

Ticker	T-5	T-3	T-1	T0	T+1	T+2	T+3
GOVZ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BBLB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
LDRT	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
TLTW	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UTEN	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UTWO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ishares 25 Year Treasury Strips Bond Etf (GOVZ) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “The 10-year Treasury is having its worst run in over 100 years. Why investors are buying bonds anyway.,” Ishares 25 Year Treasury Strips Bond Etf (GOVZ) is -3.58%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.65% over the same days, a -4.23% difference versus the market.

GOVZ

SPY

Who gains and who loses around Ishares 25 Year Treasury Strips Bond Etf (GOVZ)

Companies tied to this story

GOVZ Ishares 25 Year Treasury Strips Bond Etf
Ishares 25 Year Treasury Strips Bond Etf (GOVZ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 17 Sep 2026 story “The 10-year Treasury is having its worst run in over 100 years. Why investors are buying bonds anyway..” Reason on file: GA selected GOVZ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: treasury, year. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
BBLB Jpmorgan Betabuilders U.S. Treasury Bond 20 Year Etf
In “The 10-year Treasury is having its worst run in over 100 years. Why investors are buying bonds anyway.,” Jpmorgan Betabuilders U.S. Treasury Bond 20 Year Etf (BBLB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BBLB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: treasury, year. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
LDRT Ishares Ibonds 1-5 Year Treasury Ladder Etf
Ishares Ibonds 1-5 Year Treasury Ladder Etf (LDRT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 17 Sep 2026 story “The 10-year Treasury is having its worst run in over 100 years. Why investors are buying bonds anyway..” Reason on file: GA selected LDRT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: treasury, year. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
TLTW Ishares 20 Year Treasury Bond Buywrite Strategy Etf
For “The 10-year Treasury is having its worst run in over 100 years. Why investors are buying bonds anyway.,” Ishares 20 Year Treasury Bond Buywrite Strategy Etf (TLTW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected TLTW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: treasury, year. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
UTEN Us Treasury 10 Year Note Etf
For “The 10-year Treasury is having its worst run in over 100 years. Why investors are buying bonds anyway.,” Us Treasury 10 Year Note Etf (UTEN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected UTEN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: treasury, year. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
UTWO Us Treasury 2 Year Note Etf
Us Treasury 2 Year Note Etf (UTWO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 17 Sep 2026 story “The 10-year Treasury is having its worst run in over 100 years. Why investors are buying bonds anyway..” Reason on file: GA selected UTWO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: treasury, year. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Ishares 25 Year Treasury Strips Bond Etf (GOVZ)

On 17 Sep 2026, “The 10-year Treasury is having its worst run in over 100 years. Why investors are buying bonds anyway.” is the story that connects Ishares 25 Year Treasury Strips Bond Etf (GOVZ) to this story.

What ties Ishares 25 Year Treasury Strips Bond Etf (GOVZ) to the headline is this: GA selected GOVZ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: treasury, year. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Jpmorgan Betabuilders U.S. Treasury Bond 20 Year Etf (BBLB) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected BBLB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: treasury, year. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Ishares 25 Year Treasury Strips Bond Etf (GOVZ) price range

BBLB traded between 72.46 and 73.55 across 3 sessions. The latest close on file is 73.55. GOVZ traded between 29.90 and 33.87 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 32.20. LDRT traded between 24.52 and 24.84 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 24.64.

A simple score for Ishares 25 Year Treasury Strips Bond Etf (GOVZ)

100 out of 100

“The 10-year Treasury is having its worst run in over 100 years. Why investors are buying bonds anyway.” scores 100 out of 100. The score uses 6 linked companies.