AGZiShares Agency Bond ETF
Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of agency securities publicly issued by U.S. government agencies.
By iShares · Launched 2008
Annual Cost
0.20%
#1,039 of 5,562 · low cost
Fund Size
$551M
#1,495 of 5,562 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
3.73%
Track Record
17 years
#623 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,293+2.9%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
North americaStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
Bloomberg US Agency Bond Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 45.3% of fundmoderately concentrated
United States of America
7.7%
Federal National Mortgage Association
7.6%
Federal Home Loan Bank
5.5%
Federal Farm Credit Banks
4.5%
Federal National Mortgage Association
4.5%
Federal National Mortgage Association
3.5%
Federal Home Loan Bank
3.5%
Federal National Mortgage Association
3.0%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
3.0%
Tennessee Valley Authority
2.7%
Asset allocation
Bonds
94.8%
Cash
5.2%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
2.5%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-11.0%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.23Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.33Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Duration
4.1 years
Avg maturity
10.0 years
Credit ratings
US Government
98.0%
AA
100.0%
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of agency securities publicly issued by U.S. government agencies.
- Strategy
- Tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Agency Bond Index, which measures the performance of investment-grade U.S. dollar-denominated agency bonds. The Fund invests primarily in securities that meet the index's criteria, aiming to replicate its performance through representative sampling.
- Inception date
- November 5, 2008
- Fund family
- iShares
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Data updated on 2026-06-19