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About ISHARES U.S. TREASURY BOND ETF
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Inception date
Feb 14, 2012
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
GOVT provides broad, vanilla exposure to U.S. Treasurys, making the fund an excellent gauge of the overall U.S. Treasury market. While the smaller basket`s exposure has detectable biases in the various maturity distributions, GOVT`s overall average maturity, duration, and yield all align well with our benchmark. These features provide market-like exposure to this space. On July 1, 2016, GOVT began tracking the ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index. The change does not have a material impact on exposure or performance relative to the Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index it tracked previously.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
Summarizing what the indicators are suggesting.
Oscillators
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
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Oscillators
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Summary
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Summary
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Summary
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Moving Averages
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Moving Averages
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Displays a symbol's price movements over previous years to identify recurring trends.
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
GOVT trades at 435.05 MXN today, its price has fallen −6.86% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on GOVT price chart.
GOVT net asset value is 436.03 today — it's fallen 2.41% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
GOVT assets under management is 523.97 B MXN. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
GOVT price has fallen by −6.05% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 16.51% increase. See more dynamics on GOVT price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −2.41% over the last month, have fallen by −2.41% over the last month, showed a −4.04% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 21.54% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −2.41% over the last month, have fallen by −2.41% over the last month, showed a −4.04% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 21.54% in a year.
GOVT fund flows account for 28.82 B MXN (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
GOVT invests in bonds. See more details in our Analysis section.
GOVT expense ratio is 0.05%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, GOVT isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, GOVT technical analysis shows the neutral rating and its 1-week rating is strong sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating GOVT shows the sell signal. See more of GOVT technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, GOVT technical analysis shows the neutral rating and its 1-week rating is strong sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating GOVT shows the sell signal. See more of GOVT technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, GOVT pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.39%.
GOVT trades at a premium (0.39%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
GOVT shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc.
GOVT follows the ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Feb 14, 2012.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.