@geethanx2000 I haven’t find any Japan based brokerages that support purchase of treasury bills through auction. I just buy 30-45 day treasury bills using my US brokerage account and sometime treasury direct.
@leehop71 Bond ETFs can consist of only treasuries, so I'm unsure about your statement. They will continue to trend down as yields rise, and the funds buys new issues. However, it's no different then buying an holding treasuries. The NAV of the bond fund is not that important, as the yield/coupon is what matters.
If you have USD it's an excellent time to lock in. If you have yen, the currency risk makes it very risky.
@geethanx2000 I've never been into bonds, even retired at 71. But it doesn't look like things could get much worse for them (the bottom?). So I broke down and bought some TLT a couple days ago, a first for me (US account). I suppose there may be one more rate hike, and if so, I may spring for a little more, or for something similar.
@geethanx2000 Using an IBSJ account, i'm unable to trade SGOV for some reason (the ishares 0-3month bills), but I can buy SHV (0-12month bills). probably good enough if you're trying to hold USD and get some yield on it. Currently sitting at ~4months average duration, 5.45% average yield to maturity. 0.15% management fees.
@lambofgod83 Its as the label says, laddered 0-2 year treasuries. So it fits your requirements.laddering means buying a new issue as the old issue matures. The average age is 1 year.