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AGZiShares Agency Bond ETF

Get income17y track recordRanked #324 of 1,705 in this goal

Tracks the investment results of the Bloomberg U.S. Agency Bond Index.

By iShares · Launched 2008

Annual Cost

0.15%

#634 of 6,035 · low cost

Fund Size

$633M

#1,474 of 6,035 · large

Return (1Y)

+0.9%

Track Record

17 years

#620 of 6,035 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,067+0.7%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

Bloomberg US Agency Bond Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 43.8% of fundmoderately concentrated

Federal National Mortgage Association
7.6%
United States of America
6.2%
Federal Home Loan Bank
5.4%
Federal Farm Credit Banks
4.5%
Federal National Mortgage Association
4.5%
Federal Home Loan Bank
3.5%
Federal National Mortgage Association
3.5%
Federal National Mortgage Association
3.0%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
3.0%
Tennessee Valley Authority
2.6%

Asset allocation

Bonds
99.2%
Cash
0.8%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
2.6%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-11.0%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.02Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.02Moderate downside risk

Bond profile

Duration

4.1 years

Avg maturity

9.9 years

Credit ratings

US Government
97.8%
AA
100.0%

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the investment results of the Bloomberg U.S. Agency Bond Index.
Strategy
Invests primarily in investment-grade U.S. dollar-denominated agency securities issued by U.S. government agencies, using a representative sampling indexing strategy to track the Bloomberg U.S. Agency Bond Index. Aims for lower costs and better after-tax performance by keeping portfolio turnover low.
Inception date
November 5, 2008
Fund family
iShares

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Data updated on 2026-09-17