GNMAiShares GNMA Bond ETF
Tracks the investment results of an index composed of mortgage-backed pass-through securities guaranteed by GNMA.
By iShares · Launched 2012
Annual Cost
0.10%
#408 of 5,861 · low cost
Fund Size
$429M
#1,719 of 5,861 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
4.22%
Track Record
14 years
#959 of 5,861 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,269+2.7%
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 GNMA Bond Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 27.5% of fund✓ well diversified
BLACKROCK CASH FUNDS TREASURY SL AGENCY SHARES
9.0%
Government National Mortgage Association
2.9%
Government National Mortgage Association
2.2%
Government National Mortgage Association
2.2%
Government National Mortgage Association
1.9%
Government National Mortgage Association
1.9%
Government National Mortgage Association
1.9%
Government National Mortgage Association
1.8%
Government National Mortgage Association
1.8%
Government National Mortgage Association
1.8%
Asset allocation
Bonds
99.5%
Cash
0.5%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
4.3%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-17.1%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.05Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.07Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Duration
4.0 years
Avg maturity
9.3 years
Credit ratings
AA
100.0%
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the investment results of an index composed of mortgage-backed pass-through securities guaranteed by GNMA.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in mortgage-backed pass-through securities guaranteed by GNMA, seeking to track the Bloomberg U.S. GNMA Bond Index. Uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the Fund, investing at least 80% of assets in the index's component securities.
- Inception date
- February 14, 2012
- Fund family
- iShares
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Data updated on 2026-08-04