This index includes treasury bonds with maturates of at least one year and up to 10 years with an outstanding par value of at least 100 million. They include fixed-rate debt issues, rated investment grade or higher by Moody’s Investor Services, Standard & Poor’s Corporation, or Fitch Investor’s Service (in that order). Treasuries include all public obligations of the U.S. Treasury, excluding flower bonds and foreign-targeted issues. The returns we publish for the index are total returns, which include reinvestment of dividends. For more information, view the Barclays Web site or call 888-227-2275.