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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
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government98.71%
Cash1.29%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
GOVT top holdings are United States Treasury Notes 1.375% 15-NOV-2031 and United States Treasury Notes 3.125% 15-NOV-2028, occupying 5.14% and 3.27% of the portfolio correspondingly.
GOVT last dividends amounted to 1.26 MXN. The month before, the issuer paid 1.46 MXN in dividends, which shows a 15.62% decrease.
Yes, GOVT pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.39%. The last dividend (May 6, 2025) amounted to 1.26 MXN. The dividends are paid monthly.
GOVT shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Feb 14, 2012, and its management style is Passive.
GOVT expense ratio is 0.05% meaning you'd have to pay 0.05% of your investment to help manage the fund.
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.
GOVT invests in bonds.
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 trades at a premium (0.39%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.