iShares Core U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index. The GOVT ETF contains 138 constituents. It is focused on holdings in the region.
Price $22.23 as of 2022-10-20Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 1.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% |
| Average spread | 0.045% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.095% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -2.6% | -0.8% | -3.2% | -2.9% | 0.0% | -0.8% | 1.6% | -2.6% | -3.4% | -2.2% | -16.9% | ||
| 2021 | -0.4% | -1.8% | -1.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1.2% | -0.1% | -1.1% | -0.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 0.3% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 1.1% | -1.2% | 0.3% | -1.1% | 0.5% | -0.8% | 7.2% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -0.3% | 2.0% | -0.4% | 2.4% | 0.8% | -0.0% | 3.4% | -0.8% | 0.0% | -0.3% | -0.6% | 7.2% |
| 2018 | -1.3% | -0.7% | 0.8% | -0.8% | 0.8% | 0.3% | -0.5% | 0.7% | -0.9% | -0.4% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | 0.4% | -0.0% | 0.7% | 0.6% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% | -0.9% | -0.3% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | 0.9% | -0.0% | -0.3% | 0.1% | 2.2% | 0.5% | -0.7% | -0.0% | -1.1% | -2.9% | -0.0% | 0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -1.7% | 0.6% | -0.6% | -0.3% | -0.9% | 1.1% | -0.1% | 0.9% | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.3% | 1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | 0.3% | -0.4% | 0.8% | 0.8% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 1.2% | -0.7% | 1.0% | 0.9% | -0.1% | 4.7% |
| 2013 | -0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | -1.7% | -1.1% | -0.2% | -0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | -0.2% | -0.8% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | -0.8% | 1.3% | 2.0% | -0.5% | 1.0% | -0.1% | -0.4% | -0.1% | 0.3% | -0.6% | 2.1% | ||
| 5.2% | -0.8% | 0.7% | -0.5% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 5.8% | 1.0% | -6.2% | -4.1% | -0.7% | -1.1% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.27 | |||
| 2021 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.23 | |
| 2020 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.26 | 0.57 | |
| 2019 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.47 | |
| 2018 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.45 | |
| 2017 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.36 | |
| 2016 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.27 | |||
| 2015 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.28 | |
| 2014 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.27 | |
| 2013 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.21 | |
| 2012 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.17 | ||||
| 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.54 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Notes 2.0% 15-FEB-2025 | 2.09% |
| Top 1 Weights | 2.09% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| GOVT | FLGV | IEF | PLW | TLH | UST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | iShares Core U.S. Treasury Bond ETF | Franklin Liberty U.S. Treasury Bond ETF | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | PowerShares 1-30 Laddered Treasury Portfolio ETF | iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF | Ultra 7-10 Year Treasury ETF |
| Issuer | iShares | Franklin | iShares | Invesco | iShares | ProShares |
| Price | $22.23 | $20.342 | $92.93 | $27.78 | $103.17 | $44.52 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.05% |  0.09% | 0.15% | 0.25% | 0.15% | 0.95% |
| Average Spread | 0.045% | 0.295% | 0.011% | 0.180% | 0.087% | 0.449% |
| AUM | $13,180,000,000 | $352,334,000 | $11,653,500,000 | $311,581,000 | $1,076,140,000 | $13,285,600 |
| Shares | 592,891,749 | 17,320,534 | 125,400,733 | 11,216,031 | 10,430,765 | 298,419 |
| Average Daily Volume | 17,608,079 | 74,723 | 6,185,477 | 39,383 | 457,217 | 7,517 |
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| Inception Date | 2012-02-14 | 2020-06-09 | 2002-07-22 | 2007-10-11 | 2007-01-05 | 2010-01-19 |
| Index Tracked | ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index | No Underlying Index | ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index | Ryan/NASDAQ 1-30 Year Treasury Laddered Index | ICE U.S. Treasury 10-20 Year Bond Index | ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index |
| Category | Government Bonds | Government Bonds | Government Bonds | Government Bonds | Government Bonds | Leveraged Bonds |
| Asset Class | Bond | Bond | Bond | Bond | Bond | Bond |
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| Countries | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $0.334 | $0.441 | $1.564 | $0.478 | $2.71 | $0 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.015% | 0.022% | 0.017% | 0.017% | 0.026% | 0.000% |
| Number of Holdings | 138 | 39 | 17 | 27 | 13 | |
| YTD Return | -15.75% | -13.72% | -18.18% | -23.07% | -29.30% | -34.27% |
| Beta | 0.09 | -0.05 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.46 |
| Upside Beta | 0.00 | -0.18 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.05 | -0.01 |
| Downside Beta | -0.02 | -0.24 | 0.15 | 0.01 | 0.04 | -0.08 |
| Volatility 1Y | 7.20% | 6.03% | 9.53% | 11.47% | 15.03% | 18.63% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | -1.45 | 0.00 | -1.39 | -1.18 | -1.23 | -1.35 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | -0.06 | 0.00 | -0.03 | -0.03 | -0.03 | -0.03 |