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iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (GBF)

Intermediate Core Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
104.67 USD +0.43 (0.412%) ⇧ (April 16, 2026, 3:31 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:45 p.m. EDT

The iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (GBF) shows a relatively stable price movement with a recent close of $104.10, slightly below its 50-day average. The dividend yield of 3.74% is strong, indicating a good yield for income-focused investors. The recent dividends have been consistent, with payments around $0.32 to $0.35, suggesting a reliable payout. However, the short-term price movement has been volatile, with fluctuations around the 50-day average. The forecasting model indicates a minimal predicted price increase of 0.38%, which is not strong enough to suggest a clear momentum opportunity. For long-term investors, the consistent dividend payments and the ETF's focus on government and credit bonds make it a solid choice, especially given the recent dip. Overall, GBF is a stable investment with good yield potential, but short-term traders might find the opportunity limited due to the low predicted price movement.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.005517
AutoARIMA0.007074
MSTL0.007330
AutoETS0.007612

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 61%
H-stat 1.90
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.386
Excess Kurtosis -0.99

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.33% 3.81% 3.91% 3.16%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-01 0.342 0.329416
2026-03-02 0.310 0.294555
2026-02-02 0.323 0.310837
2025-12-19 0.330 0.317794
2025-12-01 0.316 0.304165
2025-11-03 0.335 0.323634
2025-10-01 0.314 0.303762
2025-09-02 0.320 0.314433
2025-08-01 0.339 0.332909
2025-07-01 0.336 0.332125
2025-06-02 0.325 0.326590
2025-05-01 0.319 0.318625
2025-04-01 0.325 0.324018
2025-03-03 0.393 0.392173
2025-02-03 0.332 0.338421
2024-12-18 0.332 0.340182
2024-12-02 0.325 0.327585
2024-11-01 0.329 0.336911
2024-10-01 0.324 0.321038
2024-09-03 0.328 0.329039
2024-08-01 0.329 0.334737
2024-07-01 0.328 0.344512
2024-06-03 0.329 0.344603
2024-05-01 0.334 0.356192
2024-04-01 0.385 0.405115
2024-03-01 0.336 0.352400
2024-02-01 0.350 0.361456
2023-12-14 0.350 0.363772
2023-12-01 0.354 0.376820
2023-11-01 0.358 0.397446
2023-10-02 0.264 0.293181
2023-09-01 0.239 0.258662
2023-08-01 0.252 0.271373
2023-07-03 0.228 0.244250
2023-06-01 0.244 0.259559
2023-05-01 0.238 0.253332
2023-04-03 0.238 0.250978
2023-03-01 0.229 0.250642
2023-02-01 0.193 0.203210
2022-12-15 0.245 0.261374
2022-12-01 0.188 0.202647
2022-11-01 0.206 0.231230
2022-10-03 0.219 0.241430
2022-09-01 0.206 0.221208
2022-08-01 0.205 0.211680
2022-07-01 0.195 0.205276
2022-06-01 0.164 0.172049
2022-05-02 0.152 0.160601
2022-04-01 0.141 0.142213
2022-03-01 0.133 0.129381
2022-02-01 0.129 0.124690
2021-12-16 0.137 0.129094
2021-12-01 0.125 0.117552
2021-11-01 0.113 0.106760
2021-10-01 0.122 0.114833
2021-09-01 0.123 0.114913
2021-08-02 0.130 0.120858
2021-07-01 0.133 0.125702
2021-06-01 0.121 0.115563
2021-05-03 0.110 0.105189
2021-04-01 0.115 0.110573
2021-03-01 0.123 0.117288
2021-02-01 0.128 0.119399
2020-12-17 0.139 0.128810
2020-12-01 0.141 0.130787
2020-11-02 0.131 0.122666
2020-10-01 0.135 0.125705
2020-09-01 0.149 0.138294
2020-08-03 0.165 0.151411
2020-07-01 0.181 0.169153
2020-06-01 0.194 0.183234
2020-05-01 0.180 0.171479
2020-04-01 0.191 0.185187
2020-03-02 0.224 0.215444
2020-02-03 0.234 0.229279
2019-12-19 0.372 0.373397
2019-12-02 0.245 0.246092
2019-11-01 0.239 0.239325
2019-10-01 0.253 0.253128
2019-09-03 0.256 0.254471
2019-08-01 0.248 0.252821
2019-07-01 0.246 0.253219
2019-06-03 0.256 0.266221
2019-05-01 0.251 0.267042
2019-04-01 0.251 0.268157
2019-03-01 0.239 0.260381
2019-02-01 0.246 0.267595
2018-12-18 0.272 0.300226
2018-12-03 0.242 0.270508
2018-11-01 0.249 0.279776
2018-10-01 0.238 0.265364
2018-09-04 0.240 0.266303
2018-08-01 0.241 0.268115
2018-07-02 0.237 0.264530
2018-06-01 0.239 0.266683
2018-05-01 0.232 0.260588
2018-04-02 0.238 0.264001
2018-03-01 0.225 0.251263
2018-02-01 0.209 0.231451
2017-12-21 0.335 0.367258
2017-12-01 0.224 0.245345
2017-11-01 0.211 0.231440
2017-10-02 0.212 0.232783
2017-09-01 0.212 0.231753
2017-08-01 0.211 0.231853
2017-07-03 0.208 0.230044
2017-06-01 0.203 0.224568
2017-05-01 0.212 0.236892
2017-04-03 0.207 0.232066
2017-03-01 0.202 0.228107
2017-02-01 0.199 0.225723
2016-12-22 0.244 0.278974
2016-12-01 0.211 0.240778
2016-11-01 0.196 0.216984
2016-10-03 0.194 0.212468
2016-09-01 0.193 0.211001
2016-08-01 0.193 0.211132
2016-07-01 0.197 0.215567
2016-06-01 0.202 0.226923
2016-05-02 0.192 0.216031
2016-04-01 0.180 0.202779
2016-03-01 0.166 0.189778
2016-02-01 0.178 0.204969
2015-12-24 0.238 0.276699
2015-12-01 0.178 0.205529
2015-11-02 0.183 0.211655
2015-10-01 0.199 0.230023
2015-09-01 0.192 0.222914
2015-08-03 0.192 0.222230
2015-07-01 0.199 0.233525
2015-06-01 0.182 0.211146
2015-05-01 0.197 0.227889
2015-04-01 0.181 0.206212
2015-03-02 0.166 0.191433
2015-02-02 0.175 0.198724
2014-12-24 0.171 0.199782
2014-12-01 0.195 0.227842
2014-11-03 0.194 0.227883
2014-10-01 0.203 0.239667
2014-09-02 0.201 0.237398
2014-08-01 0.196 0.232560
2014-07-01 0.205 0.244421
2014-06-02 0.207 0.247277
2014-05-01 0.210 0.252332
2014-04-01 0.200 0.242916
2014-03-03 0.193 0.233615
2014-02-03 0.206 0.249536
2013-12-26 0.154 0.189799
2013-12-02 0.197 0.242516
2013-11-01 0.213 0.261069
2013-10-01 0.231 0.287382
2013-09-03 0.240 0.301355
2013-08-01 0.235 0.293835
2013-07-01 0.230 0.286417
2013-06-03 0.224 0.272137
2013-05-01 0.218 0.258937
2013-04-01 0.226 0.272306
2013-03-01 0.219 0.263633
2013-02-01 0.219 0.266717
2012-12-26 0.206 0.247985
2012-12-03 0.227 0.271890
2012-10-01 0.232 0.278159
2012-09-04 0.236 0.283814
2012-08-01 0.234 0.281207
2012-07-02 0.242 0.294621
2012-06-01 0.256 0.310140
2012-05-01 0.256 0.316289
2012-04-02 0.261 0.326372
2012-03-01 0.258 0.319906
2012-02-01 0.268 0.332124
2011-12-27 0.307 0.384443
2011-12-01 0.286 0.361480
2011-11-01 0.288 0.361849
2011-10-03 0.287 0.362500
2011-09-01 0.286 0.366952
2011-08-01 0.289 0.375816
2011-07-01 0.286 0.381446
2011-06-01 0.287 0.377781
2011-05-02 0.287 0.384480
2011-04-01 0.293 0.398311
2011-03-01 0.271 0.368587
2011-02-01 0.287 0.392692
2010-12-28 0.294 0.404789
2010-12-01 0.280 0.379300
2010-11-01 0.284 0.378651
2010-10-01 0.282 0.375184
2010-09-01 0.278 0.372211
2010-08-02 0.283 0.385571
2010-07-01 0.281 0.385360
2010-06-01 0.289 0.403382
2010-05-03 0.290 0.408935
2010-04-01 0.293 0.417601
2010-03-01 0.279 0.396907
2010-02-01 0.291 0.414950
2009-12-29 0.286 0.412647
2009-12-01 0.287 0.407751
2009-11-02 0.299 0.428834
2009-10-01 0.297 0.424604
2009-09-01 0.298 0.431352
2009-08-03 0.301 0.442667
2009-07-01 0.306 0.455907
2009-06-01 0.311 0.470661
2009-05-01 0.325 0.490690
2009-04-01 0.343 0.520731
2009-03-02 0.318 0.487110
2009-02-02 0.359 0.534803
2008-12-29 0.384 0.563535
2008-12-01 0.390 0.604456
2008-11-03 0.385 0.630066
2008-10-01 0.360 0.580868
2008-09-02 0.350 0.543940
2008-08-01 0.368 0.578282
2008-07-01 0.374 0.589847
2008-06-02 0.365 0.574489
2008-05-01 0.356 0.555642
2008-04-01 0.348 0.544499
2008-03-03 0.338 0.526600
2008-02-01 0.375 0.585745
2007-12-27 0.384 0.618863
2007-12-03 0.380 0.605676
2007-11-01 0.399 0.648707
2007-10-01 0.398 0.655851
2007-09-04 0.434 0.721534
2007-08-01 0.448 0.755598
2007-07-02 0.409 0.696186
2007-06-01 0.434 0.739406
2007-05-01 0.411 0.691938
2007-04-02 0.419 0.708436
2007-03-01 0.390 0.658743
2007-02-01 0.254 0.436176
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 3.74

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 127.83
All Time Low 92.75
Ask 157.03
Ask Size 2,500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 8,720
Average Daily Volume3 Month 7,709
Average Volume 7,709
Average Volume10Days 8,720
Beta3 Year 0.96
Bid 101.24
Bid Size 100
Category Intermediate Core Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 104.6692
Day Low 104.6692
Dividend Yield 3.74
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 104.7768
Fifty Day Average Change -0.107803345
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0010288856
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.0473838
Fifty Two Week High 106.43
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.7610016
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.016546102
Fifty Two Week Low 101.85
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.8190002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.02767796
Fifty Two Week Range 101.85 - 106.43
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,168,525,800,000
Five Year Average Return -0.00058389996
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,167,955,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The underlying index measures the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated U.S. Treasury bonds, government-related bonds and investment-grade U.S. corporate bonds that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to one year. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index, and the fund will invest at least 90% of its assets in fixed income securities of the types included in the underlying index that the advisor believes will help the fund track the underlying index.
Long Name iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_31131018
Nav Price 104.6261
Net Assets 124,886,080.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.2
Open 104.3006
Phone 415-670-2000
Previous Close 104.24
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.429497
Regular Market Change Percent 0.412028
Regular Market Day High 104.6692
Regular Market Day Low 104.6692
Regular Market Day Range 104.6692 - 104.6692
Regular Market Open 104.3006
Regular Market Previous Close 104.24
Regular Market Price 104.669
Regular Market Time 1,776,367,882
Regular Market Volume 645
Short Name iShares Government/Credit Bond
Source Interval 15
Symbol GBF
Three Year Average Return 0.0353061
Total Assets 124,886,080
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -0.14735
Trailing Three Month Returns -0.14735
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 104.8796
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.2106018
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.002008034
Type Disp ETF
Volume 645
Yield 0.0374
Ytd Return -0.14735