iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

$GOVT · BlackRock · tracks ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index · since 2012

Dividend yield

3.48%

Expense ratio

0.05%

Assets

$28.0B

About GOVT

Provides broad exposure to the entire U.S. Treasury bond market — from short-term bills to 30-year bonds — in a single ETF. GOVT is a pure-play on U.S. government debt with no credit risk, widely used for duration management and flight-to-quality positioning.

Sector exposure

Short-Term Treasuries (1–3 yr)28.4%
Intermediate Treasuries (3–7 yr)32.6%
Long-Term Treasuries (7–10 yr)18.8%
Extended Treasuries (10+ yr)20.2%

How StockWorthy analyses GOVT

ETFs hold companies rather than generating cash flow themselves, so GOVT is assessed on cost, income and the valuation of what it owns: the expense ratio, the current yield against its own 2.96% long-run average, and a holdings-weighted P/E and growth rate built from the underlying positions. Figures are educational and not investment advice.