iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT)

BATS: GOVT · Real-Time Price · USD
22.88
-0.02 (-0.07%)
At close: Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
22.89
+0.01 (0.02%)
After-hours: Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
-0.07%
Assets $41.05B
Expense Ratio 0.05%
PE Ratio n/a
Shares Out 1.79B
Dividend (ttm) $0.80
Dividend Yield 3.52%
Ex-Dividend Date Apr 1, 2026
Payout Ratio n/a
1-Year Return -0.20%
Volume 5,212,918
Open 22.87
Previous Close 22.90
Day's Range 22.85 - 22.88
52-Week Low 22.48
52-Week High 23.39
Beta 0.21
Holdings 225
Inception Date Feb 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-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Apr 1, 2026 $0.06764 Apr 7, 2026
Mar 2, 2026 $0.06438 Mar 5, 2026
Feb 2, 2026 $0.06903 Feb 5, 2026
Dec 19, 2025 $0.07176 Dec 24, 2025
Dec 1, 2025 $0.06765 Dec 4, 2025
Nov 3, 2025 $0.06446 Nov 6, 2025
Full Dividend History

News

How Advisors Are Rewiring Fixed Income Portfolios

The traditional 60/40 portfolio is undergoing a structural renovation, but the fixed income sleeve is proving far more difficult to stabilize than in years past.

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18 days ago - ETF Trends

Q1 ETF Flows Surge 50% as Investors Brace for a Noisy 2026

A look at ETF flows for the month of March suggests caution is back in vogue. Fixed income ETFs showed serious muscle in the asset gathering race last month, capturing nearly 45% of net creations.

26 days ago - ETF Trends

Treasuries' October Curse Is About to End. What to Watch Next.

The iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF is on course for its first positive October since 2019.

6 months ago - Barrons

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Other symbols: IEFSGOVSHYTLT
3 years ago - Market Watch

‘They can actually derisk their portfolios': Here's where BlackRock is seeing iShares bond ETFs garner inflows amid climbing bond yields

Hello! In this week's ETF Wrap, I spoke with BlackRock's U.S. head of bond ETFs, Steve Laipply, and also caught up with Invesco's John Hoffman, the firm's head of ETFs and indexed strategies for the A...

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Other symbols: MRKTLT
3 years ago - CNBC Television

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Other symbols: XLFKRWBA
3 years ago - CNBC Television

Bonds

Other symbols: SPYTLT
4 years ago - CNBC Television

ETF Edge: Being defensive with ETF bond funds

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4 years ago - CNBC Television