iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT)

BATS: GOVT · Real-Time Price · USD
23.33
-0.02 (-0.06%)
Oct 22, 2025, 10:57 AM EDT - Market open
-0.06%
Assets$31.47B
Expense Ratio0.05%
PE Ration/a
Shares Out1.35B
Dividend (ttm)$0.79
Dividend Yield3.39%
Ex-Dividend DateOct 1, 2025
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Payout Ration/a
Volume784,498
Open23.34
Previous Close23.35
Day's Range23.33 - 23.34
52-Week Low22.23
52-Week High23.36
Beta0.19
Holdings214
Inception DateFeb 14, 2012

About GOVT

Fund Home Page

The iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond index. The fund tracks a market-weighted index of fixed-rate nonconvertible U.S. Treasury securities with a remaining maturity of one year or more. GOVT was launched on Feb 14, 2012 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Fixed Income
Category Intermediate Government
Region North America
Stock Exchange BATS
Ticker Symbol GOVT
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index

Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Oct 1, 2025$0.06522Oct 6, 2025
Sep 2, 2025$0.06825Sep 5, 2025
Aug 1, 2025$0.06804Aug 6, 2025
Jul 1, 2025$0.06602Jul 7, 2025
Jun 2, 2025$0.06803Jun 5, 2025
May 1, 2025$0.06413May 6, 2025
Full Dividend History

Performance

GOVT had a total return of 5.42% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.34%.

News

GOVT: Treasury Volatility Falls To Multi-Year Lows Ahead Of Fed Rate Cuts

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2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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5 months ago - Seeking Alpha

GOVT: Put Defense On The Field, Tariffs Are Only A Piece Of The Puzzle

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6 months ago - Seeking Alpha

GOVT: Inflation Indeed Here To Stay And Risks Anchoring Higher

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7 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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9 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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GOVT: Total U.S. Bond ETF To Help Risk-Adjusted Returns

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GOVT: Not A Bad Time To Consider This Treasuries ETF

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Estimating The Impact Of Lower Rates On Bond Fund Dividends

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

GOVT: Inflation Battle May Not Be Over

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Chaim Siegel Is Bullish For 2024

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GOVT: Staying Sidelined On Longer-Term Treasury Bonds

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2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

How The U.S. Government Shutdown Could Impact REITs

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2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

GOVT: Fitch Downgrade Is Symbolic, The Incoming Treasury Supply Wave Is The Key Risk

Fitch has made headlines this week for its downgrade of US sovereign debt. But the big step up in issuances outlined at this month's refunding is arguably the more important credit event. The iShares ...

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Despite Fed Interest Rate Hike, Conventional Fund And ETF Investors Pad The Coffers Of Fixed Income Funds

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2 years ago - Market Watch

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Money Market Funds And Large-Cap ETFs Are Main Attractors Of Investors' Assets For The Fund-Flows Week

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GOVT: Treasuries Are Safe For 2023 - Hide There For A Good Time, Not A Long Time

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2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

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2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

GOVT: CBO Predicts Massive New US Debt Supply, While Geopolitics Reduces Foreign Demand

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2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

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2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

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3 years ago - Seeking Alpha

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3 years ago - Seeking Alpha

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3 years ago - Seeking Alpha

GOVT: Do Bonds Signal A Low In Stocks? (Technical Analysis)

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