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iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) ETF Analysis

GOVT

Expense ratio 0.05% Yield 3.78% Assets $41.37B Since February 14, 2012 Family iShares

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$22.06

$0.00 (+0.02%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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GOVT Annualized Returns

With dividends reinvested · as of October 21, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	$100 becomes	$300 becomes
1 year	−2.01%	−2.01%	$97.99	$293.98
3 years	+12.69%	+4.06%	$112.69	$338.08
5 years	−3.37%	−0.68%	$96.63	$289.89
10 years	+7.14%	+0.69%	$107.14	$321.43

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

GOVT Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

+7.36%−13.39%−1.52%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−1.52%
2025	+3.78%
2024	+2.95%
2023	+4.18%
2022	−13.39%
2021	−1.11%
2020	+7.28%
2019	+7.36%
2018	+0.26%
2017	+2.19%
2016 (partial year)	−4.31%

GOVT Monthly Returns

−4%+4%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+0.0	+1.7	−1.7	−0.1	+0.1	+0.3	−1.2	+0.3	−2.2	+1.2	—	—
2025	−1.7	+2.2	+0.2	+0.7	−1.1	+1.3	−0.4	+1.0	+0.9	+0.6	+0.6	−0.4
2024	−0.2	−1.3	+0.8	−2.4	+1.4	+1.0	+2.2	+1.3	+1.2	−2.4	+0.8	+0.7
2023	+2.7	−2.3	+2.9	+0.4	−1.1	−0.8	−0.3	−0.5	−2.3	−1.2	+3.5	+3.2
2022	−2.6	−0.8	−3.2	−2.9	+0.0	−0.8	+1.6	−2.6	−3.4	−1.3	+2.7	−0.7
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
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
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
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
2017	+0.3	+0.4	−0.0	+0.7	+0.6	−0.1	+0.2	+1.1	−0.9	−0.3	−0.1	+0.2

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

GOVT Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 5.23%
Beta (3y): 0.87
Best year: +7.36%
Worst year: −13.39%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) is an exchange-traded fund in the Intermediate Government category. Total net assets stand at $41.37B. The expense ratio is 0.05%. On a $10,000 position that is $5.00 a year. iShares is the fund family on file. It has been trading since February 14, 2012.

Performance Analysis

GOVT last closed at $22.06 on October 21, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is −2.01%. Measured over 10 years, that is +0.69% a year compounded. The trailing distribution yield is 3.78%.

2026 is still running; the total return is −1.52% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +7.36% and 2022 returned −13.39%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

The 52-week range on file runs from $21.73 to $23.39. The latest close sits 1.52% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 5.23%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.87. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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