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GOVT · iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF
Over the last 15 years (2012-03 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in GOVT with dividends reinvested grew to $11,734, 1.10% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -19.16%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2012-03 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How GOVT held up in past market crashes
GOVT has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 14.0% in the 2022 bear market, when the S&P 500 fell 25.4%. Its price had not yet regained that high by the latest close (price only, not counting the dividends or interest it paid). No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | GOVT deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -1.1% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Oct 2018 | 2 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -4.6% | -34.1% | Mar 2020 to Mar 2020 | 4 months |
| 2022 bear market | -14.0% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 | Not yet |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About GOVT
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF is a fixed-income exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of an index composed of U.S. Treasury bonds across the full maturity spectrum. Managed by BlackRock’s iShares, it invests primarily in publicly issued Treasury securities and aims to provide broad exposure to the U.S. government bond market through a single portfolio.
Fund description from our market-data provider.
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