GOVTiShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF
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 · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,210+2.1%
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
ICE US Treasury Core Bond Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 22.1% of fund✓ well 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+ yearsVolatility (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