AGZiShares Agency Bond ETF
Tracks the investment results of the Bloomberg U.S. Agency Bond Index.
By iShares · Launched 2008
Annual Cost
0.20%
#934 of 5,854 · low cost
Fund Size
$556M
#1,507 of 5,854 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
3.72%
Track Record
17 years
#612 of 5,854 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,160+1.6%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
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 = 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
96.3%
Cash
3.7%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
2.6%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-11.0%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.15Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.21Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Duration
4.1 years
Avg maturity
10.0 years
Credit ratings
US Government
94.7%
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 2026-08-04