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GOVTiShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

Get income14y track recordRanked #21 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. Treasury bonds.

By iShares · Launched 2012

Annual Cost

0.05%

#275 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$41.9B

#79 of 5,562 · large

Dividend YieldGoal

3.56%

Track Record

14 years

#978 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,210+2.1%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

ICE US Treasury Core Bond Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 22.1% of fundwell diversified

United States of America
5.2%
United States of America
2.9%
United States of America
2.6%
United States of America
2.1%
United States of America
1.7%
United States of America
1.7%
United States of America
1.6%
United States of America
1.5%
United States of America
1.5%
United States of America
1.4%

Asset allocation

Bonds
99.4%
Cash
0.6%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
3.6%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-19.1%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
-0.07Below average
Sortino (3Y)
-0.10Moderate downside risk

Bond profile

Duration

3.2 years

Avg maturity

9.3 years

Credit ratings

US Government
99.4%
AA
100.0%

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. Treasury bonds.
Strategy
Tracks the ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index, which measures the performance of U.S. Treasury bonds.
Inception date
February 14, 2012
Fund family
iShares

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Data updated on 2026-06-19