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iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT)

Intermediate Government | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
22.99 USD +0.10 (0.437%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 23.02 +0.03 (0.126%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:53 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★★ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:16 p.m. EDT

GOVT, as an ETF tracking U.S. Treasury bonds, offers a stable and low-risk investment with a strong dividend yield. The recent price movement has been relatively flat, with the stock trading near its 52-week low, suggesting potential for a buy-the-dip opportunity. The consistent dividend payouts over the years highlight its reliability and make it an attractive option for income-focused investors. While the short-term forecast shows minimal price movement, the long-term fundamentals and dividend yield make it a solid buy-and-hold candidate. The options activity suggests a cautious market sentiment, with a mix of bullish and bearish positioning, but the overall low IV and high OI in OTM puts could signal potential for a price decline, making it a good candidate for long-term investors looking for yield and stability.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.005019
AutoARIMA0.005976
AutoETS0.005986
MSTL0.007830

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.84
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.279
Excess Kurtosis -1.03

As of April 11, 2026, 4:16 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The calls have a notable presence in the out-of-the-money (OTM) for upcoming expirations, indicating some bullish sentiment, particularly for the 24.0 strike with high open interest. However, the puts show significant OTM and ITM positioning, especially for the 22.0 and 24.0 strikes, suggesting a cautious outlook or potential downside protection. The overall IV is low, which could indicate a lack of volatility expectations, but the presence of high OI in OTM puts might suggest some bearish bias. The ATM strikes are heavily weighted, which could imply a focus on maintaining the current price range.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.30% 3.56% 3.39% 2.70%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-01 0.068 0.297854
2026-03-02 0.064 0.276683
2026-02-02 0.069 0.302640
2025-12-19 0.072 0.315509
2025-12-01 0.068 0.297747
2025-11-03 0.064 0.280932
2025-10-01 0.065 0.286359
2025-09-02 0.068 0.303441
2025-08-01 0.068 0.303281
2025-07-01 0.066 0.296014
2025-06-02 0.068 0.309514
2025-05-01 0.064 0.288481
2025-04-01 0.071 0.320086
2025-03-03 0.061 0.275615
2025-02-03 0.067 0.309727
2024-12-18 0.065 0.301912
2024-12-02 0.063 0.288209
2024-11-01 0.063 0.291934
2024-10-01 0.062 0.278513
2024-09-03 0.063 0.285705
2024-08-01 0.062 0.284993
2024-07-01 0.061 0.289445
2024-06-03 0.059 0.279590
2024-05-01 0.060 0.289067
2024-04-01 0.058 0.275834
2024-03-01 0.053 0.250804
2024-02-01 0.053 0.247036
2023-12-14 0.061 0.286346
2023-12-01 0.055 0.263693
2023-11-01 0.057 0.282730
2023-10-02 0.049 0.243354
2023-09-01 0.053 0.257108
2023-08-01 0.060 0.289685
2023-07-03 0.051 0.244718
2023-06-01 0.050 0.237026
2023-05-01 0.049 0.232286
2023-04-03 0.043 0.202350
2023-03-01 0.040 0.195339
2023-02-01 0.044 0.207714
2022-12-15 0.037 0.176127
2022-12-01 0.047 0.225344
2022-11-01 0.050 0.248377
2022-10-03 0.039 0.189841
2022-09-01 0.036 0.171420
2022-08-01 0.037 0.169786
2022-07-01 0.031 0.144187
2022-06-01 0.027 0.125902
2022-05-02 0.026 0.121730
2022-04-01 0.026 0.117688
2022-03-01 0.022 0.095419
2022-02-01 0.023 0.099918
2021-12-16 0.024 0.101916
2021-12-01 0.022 0.093017
2021-11-01 0.021 0.089703
2021-10-01 0.021 0.089234
2021-09-01 0.023 0.096971
2021-08-02 0.023 0.096514
2021-07-01 0.021 0.089626
2021-06-01 0.022 0.094646
2021-05-03 0.020 0.086081
2021-04-01 0.019 0.082151
2021-03-01 0.019 0.081435
2021-02-01 0.021 0.088012
2020-12-17 0.021 0.087436
2020-12-01 0.262 1.091301
2020-11-02 0.022 0.091472
2020-10-01 0.023 0.094712
2020-09-01 0.026 0.107039
2020-08-03 0.027 0.110196
2020-07-01 0.029 0.119744
2020-06-01 0.032 0.132316
2020-05-01 0.033 0.135877
2020-04-01 0.037 0.152364
2020-03-02 0.037 0.158020
2020-02-03 0.041 0.179307
2019-12-19 0.040 0.179396
2019-12-02 0.040 0.178776
2019-11-01 0.041 0.182336
2019-10-01 0.041 0.181650
2019-09-03 0.043 0.189086
2019-08-01 0.042 0.189770
2019-07-01 0.041 0.186852
2019-06-03 0.046 0.210217
2019-05-01 0.045 0.211360
2019-04-01 0.046 0.216531
2019-03-01 0.042 0.201033
2019-02-01 0.046 0.219574
2018-12-18 0.040 0.192686
2018-12-03 0.044 0.214567
2018-11-01 0.044 0.216467
2018-10-01 0.041 0.201492
2018-09-04 0.043 0.209261
2018-08-01 0.043 0.210917
2018-07-02 0.039 0.190306
2018-06-01 0.043 0.210501
2018-05-01 0.039 0.192194
2018-04-02 0.038 0.185211
2018-03-01 0.035 0.171686
2018-02-01 0.037 0.181461
2017-12-21 0.036 0.174273
2017-12-01 0.035 0.168529
2017-11-01 0.036 0.173656
2017-10-02 0.034 0.163982
2017-09-01 0.035 0.167437
2017-08-01 0.035 0.168529
2017-07-03 0.033 0.159815
2017-06-01 0.034 0.164156
2017-05-01 0.033 0.160558
2017-04-03 0.030 0.146328
2017-03-01 0.028 0.137779
2017-02-01 0.025 0.122957
2016-12-22 0.024 0.118824
2016-12-01 0.028 0.138205
2016-11-01 0.029 0.138680
2016-10-03 0.028 0.132606
2016-09-01 0.029 0.136964
2016-08-01 0.030 0.141357
2016-07-01 0.030 0.141034
2016-06-01 0.032 0.154365
2016-05-02 0.030 0.145010
2016-02-01 0.030 0.145920
2015-12-24 0.028 0.138523
2015-12-01 0.028 0.138073
2015-11-02 0.029 0.143221
2015-10-01 0.028 0.137297
2015-09-01 0.028 0.138483
2015-08-03 0.028 0.138308
2015-07-01 0.026 0.130481
2015-06-01 0.020 0.099476
2015-05-01 0.020 0.099200
2015-04-01 0.025 0.122450
2015-03-02 0.023 0.114328
2015-02-02 0.029 0.141207
2014-12-24 0.026 0.130484
2014-12-01 0.027 0.135265
2014-11-03 0.027 0.136169
2014-10-01 0.023 0.116541
2014-09-02 0.025 0.126945
2014-08-01 0.025 0.127431
2014-07-01 0.025 0.127869
2014-06-02 0.023 0.117379
2014-05-01 0.025 0.128428
2014-04-01 0.024 0.124323
2014-03-03 0.021 0.108138
2014-02-03 0.023 0.118490
2013-12-26 0.022 0.115314
2013-12-02 0.020 0.104111
2013-11-01 0.021 0.108916
2013-10-01 0.018 0.093818
2013-09-03 0.017 0.089438
2013-08-01 0.018 0.094260
2013-07-01 0.015 0.078064
2013-06-03 0.016 0.082314
2013-05-01 0.026 0.131260
2013-04-01 0.020 0.102080
2013-03-01 0.017 0.086802
2013-02-01 0.019 0.097859
2012-12-26 0.016 0.081586
2012-12-03 0.033 0.167382
2012-10-01 0.019 0.096459
2012-09-04 0.020 0.101332
2012-08-01 0.021 0.106357
2012-07-02 0.020 0.101816
2012-06-01 0.019 0.096119
2012-05-01 0.020 0.103858
2012-04-02 0.015 0.078652
Additional Data
dividendYield 3.53

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 28.54
All Time Low 21.59
Ask 22.99
Ask Size 227,900
Average Daily Volume10 Day 8,438,360
Average Daily Volume3 Month 11,478,083
Average Volume 11,478,083
Average Volume10Days 8,438,360
Beta3 Year 0.88
Bid 22.93
Bid Size 330,000
Category Intermediate Government
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 23.01
Day Low 22.9625
Dividend Yield 3.53
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 23.026
Fifty Day Average Change -0.035999298
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0015634196
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 1.1883855
Fifty Two Week High 23.39
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.39999962
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.01710131
Fifty Two Week Low 22.48
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.5100002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.022686843
Fifty Two Week Range 22.48 - 23.39
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,330,093,800,000
Five Year Average Return -0.0021062
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,329,177,600
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 fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and will invest at least 90% of its assets in U.S. Treasury securities that BFA believes will help the fund track the underlying index. The underlying index includes publicly-issued U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity greater than one year and less than or equal to thirty years and have $300 million or more of outstanding face value.
Long Name iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_170834319
Nav Price 22.97522
Net Assets 40,681,288,000.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.05
Open 22.98
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change 0.028999329
Post Market Change Percent 0.12613888
Post Market Price 23.019
Post Market Time 1,776,469,981
Previous Close 22.89
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.1
Regular Market Change Percent 0.436874
Regular Market Day High 23.01
Regular Market Day Low 22.9625
Regular Market Day Range 22.9625 - 23.01
Regular Market Open 22.98
Regular Market Previous Close 22.89
Regular Market Price 22.99
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 5,991,991
Short Name iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol GOVT
Three Year Average Return 0.029602699
Total Assets 40,681,287,680
Tradeable 0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.09605
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.09605
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 23.03605
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.046051025
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.001999085
Type Disp ETF
Volume 5,991,991
Yield 0.0353
Ytd Return 0.09605