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 | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.005019 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.005976 |
| AutoETS | 0.005986 |
| MSTL | 0.007830 |
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.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.30% | 3.56% | 3.39% | 2.70% |
| 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 |
| 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 |