iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF)Long Government | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
93.63 USD
+0.34
(0.364%)
⇧
(July 14, 2026, 9:57 a.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:55 a.m. EDT
The long-term outlook is severely compromised by a brutal five-year price decline, dropping nearly 17% from the 2016 peak to the current level. This extended downtrend reflects a market verdict that the business—holding fixed-rate debt in a rising rate environment—is fundamentally deteriorating in value, regardless of the attractive yield. The recent price action shows a slight stabilization but remains well below key moving averages, confirming the bearish trend. On the short end, the asset is trading at a deep discount to book value, which offers a margin of safety against further downside, yet the momentum remains weak with no clear reversal signal. The options market screams caution, with heavy put positioning suggesting investors are bracing for further losses. While the dividend yield is robust, it is a compensation for the capital destruction occurring in the share price rather than a sign of a thriving enterprise. This is a defensive holding for income preservation, not a growth or recovery play. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.004350 |
| AutoETS | 0.004350 |
| MSTL | 0.004907 |
| AutoTheta | 0.005712 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 77% |
| H-stat | 0.67 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.744 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.55 |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:55 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts relative to calls across nearly all expirations. While there is some volume in calls targeting the 96-97 strike range, the sheer weight of put buying suggests a fear of a significant drop below current levels. Implied volatility remains historically low, indicating complacency regarding potential bond market stress.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.33% | 3.84% | 3.63% | 2.91% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | 0.311 | 0.330746 |
| 2026-06-01 | 0.317 | 0.336625 |
| 2026-05-01 | 0.312 | 0.329322 |
| 2026-04-01 | 0.317 | 0.333544 |
| 2026-03-02 | 0.283 | 0.291392 |
| 2026-02-02 | 0.312 | 0.326907 |
| 2025-12-19 | 0.313 | 0.325229 |
| 2025-12-01 | 0.288 | 0.297859 |
| 2025-11-03 | 0.304 | 0.315026 |
| 2025-10-01 | 0.294 | 0.304695 |
| 2025-09-02 | 0.314 | 0.328624 |
| 2025-08-01 | 0.309 | 0.322952 |
| 2025-07-01 | 0.303 | 0.317977 |
| 2025-06-02 | 0.310 | 0.329998 |
| 2025-05-01 | 0.313 | 0.328299 |
| 2025-04-01 | 0.304 | 0.318658 |
| 2025-03-03 | 0.275 | 0.288290 |
| 2025-02-03 | 0.296 | 0.319000 |
| 2024-12-18 | 0.308 | 0.332290 |
| 2024-12-02 | 0.292 | 0.307725 |
| 2024-11-01 | 0.292 | 0.311733 |
| 2024-10-01 | 0.286 | 0.291272 |
| 2024-09-03 | 0.288 | 0.295627 |
| 2024-08-01 | 0.289 | 0.300447 |
| 2024-07-01 | 0.285 | 0.307543 |
| 2024-06-03 | 0.276 | 0.296360 |
| 2024-05-01 | 0.271 | 0.296110 |
| 2024-04-01 | 0.276 | 0.295092 |
| 2024-03-01 | 0.249 | 0.263771 |
| 2024-02-01 | 0.236 | 0.243751 |
| 2023-12-14 | 0.282 | 0.293536 |
| 2023-12-01 | 0.249 | 0.264781 |
| 2023-11-01 | 0.249 | 0.275534 |
| 2023-10-02 | 0.239 | 0.263768 |
| 2023-09-01 | 0.242 | 0.257502 |
| 2023-08-01 | 0.242 | 0.254898 |
| 2023-07-03 | 0.232 | 0.241793 |
| 2023-06-01 | 0.232 | 0.236493 |
| 2023-05-01 | 0.239 | 0.243084 |
| 2023-04-03 | 0.196 | 0.197203 |
| 2023-03-01 | 0.196 | 0.206751 |
| 2023-02-01 | 0.212 | 0.212617 |
| 2022-12-15 | 0.192 | 0.194214 |
| 2022-12-01 | 0.194 | 0.196994 |
| 2022-11-01 | 0.203 | 0.215522 |
| 2022-10-03 | 0.187 | 0.192903 |
| 2022-09-01 | 0.179 | 0.179072 |
| 2022-08-01 | 0.184 | 0.174242 |
| 2022-07-01 | 0.155 | 0.150136 |
| 2022-06-01 | 0.129 | 0.125719 |
| 2022-05-02 | 0.125 | 0.122645 |
| 2022-04-01 | 0.121 | 0.113455 |
| 2022-03-01 | 0.101 | 0.089294 |
| 2022-02-01 | 0.108 | 0.096162 |
| 2021-12-16 | 0.106 | 0.091577 |
| 2021-12-01 | 0.088 | 0.075908 |
| 2021-11-01 | 0.081 | 0.070718 |
| 2021-10-01 | 0.080 | 0.069198 |
| 2021-09-01 | 0.080 | 0.068294 |
| 2021-08-02 | 0.076 | 0.064325 |
| 2021-07-01 | 0.077 | 0.066765 |
| 2021-06-01 | 0.079 | 0.069116 |
| 2021-05-03 | 0.074 | 0.064850 |
| 2021-04-01 | 0.070 | 0.061750 |
| 2021-03-01 | 0.070 | 0.060575 |
| 2021-02-01 | 0.078 | 0.065706 |
| 2020-12-17 | 0.073 | 0.060986 |
| 2020-12-01 | 0.080 | 0.066851 |
| 2020-11-02 | 0.076 | 0.063233 |
| 2020-10-01 | 0.079 | 0.064855 |
| 2020-09-01 | 0.088 | 0.072238 |
| 2020-08-03 | 0.100 | 0.081539 |
| 2020-07-01 | 0.110 | 0.090483 |
| 2020-06-01 | 0.122 | 0.100189 |
| 2020-05-01 | 0.128 | 0.105168 |
| 2020-04-01 | 0.144 | 0.118197 |
| 2020-03-02 | 0.140 | 0.119617 |
| 2020-02-03 | 0.153 | 0.134458 |
| 2019-12-19 | 0.156 | 0.141458 |
| 2019-12-02 | 0.160 | 0.144131 |
| 2019-11-01 | 0.168 | 0.149826 |
| 2019-10-01 | 0.171 | 0.151852 |
| 2019-09-03 | 0.190 | 0.166564 |
| 2019-08-01 | 0.194 | 0.174901 |
| 2019-07-01 | 0.192 | 0.175039 |
| 2019-06-03 | 0.213 | 0.195019 |
| 2019-05-01 | 0.212 | 0.200682 |
| 2019-04-01 | 0.218 | 0.206205 |
| 2019-03-01 | 0.199 | 0.192141 |
| 2019-02-01 | 0.220 | 0.211335 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.213 | 0.206997 |
| 2018-12-03 | 0.212 | 0.208272 |
| 2018-11-01 | 0.216 | 0.214861 |
| 2018-10-01 | 0.204 | 0.202562 |
| 2018-09-04 | 0.206 | 0.201625 |
| 2018-08-01 | 0.200 | 0.197355 |
| 2018-07-02 | 0.190 | 0.185819 |
| 2018-06-01 | 0.202 | 0.198175 |
| 2018-05-01 | 0.191 | 0.188456 |
| 2018-04-02 | 0.175 | 0.169705 |
| 2018-03-01 | 0.159 | 0.155198 |
| 2018-02-01 | 0.168 | 0.163743 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.164 | 0.156190 |
| 2017-12-01 | 0.160 | 0.151043 |
| 2017-11-01 | 0.164 | 0.154629 |
| 2017-10-02 | 0.159 | 0.149661 |
| 2017-09-01 | 0.162 | 0.150334 |
| 2017-08-01 | 0.165 | 0.154278 |
| 2017-07-03 | 0.159 | 0.149915 |
| 2017-06-01 | 0.164 | 0.153128 |
| 2017-05-01 | 0.160 | 0.150645 |
| 2017-04-03 | 0.159 | 0.150071 |
| 2017-03-01 | 0.145 | 0.138398 |
| 2017-02-01 | 0.159 | 0.151877 |
| 2016-12-22 | 0.165 | 0.158868 |
| 2016-12-01 | 0.149 | 0.142298 |
| 2016-11-01 | 0.154 | 0.140115 |
| 2016-10-03 | 0.150 | 0.134565 |
| 2016-09-01 | 0.155 | 0.138653 |
| 2016-08-01 | 0.158 | 0.140419 |
| 2016-07-01 | 0.158 | 0.139712 |
| 2016-06-01 | 0.163 | 0.148818 |
| 2016-05-02 | 0.161 | 0.147005 |
| 2016-04-01 | 0.168 | 0.152533 |
| 2016-03-01 | 0.157 | 0.143314 |
| 2016-02-01 | 0.159 | 0.146274 |
| 2015-12-24 | 0.164 | 0.154761 |
| 2015-12-01 | 0.165 | 0.154494 |
| 2015-11-02 | 0.163 | 0.152980 |
| 2015-10-01 | 0.164 | 0.152148 |
| 2015-09-01 | 0.167 | 0.156558 |
| 2015-08-03 | 0.164 | 0.153846 |
| 2015-07-01 | 0.162 | 0.155321 |
| 2015-06-01 | 0.169 | 0.159014 |
| 2015-05-01 | 0.163 | 0.152650 |
| 2015-04-01 | 0.175 | 0.160949 |
| 2015-03-02 | 0.170 | 0.159370 |
| 2015-02-02 | 0.182 | 0.165109 |
| 2014-12-24 | 0.156 | 0.148219 |
| 2014-12-01 | 0.180 | 0.170213 |
| 2014-11-03 | 0.181 | 0.172710 |
| 2014-10-01 | 0.189 | 0.181208 |
| 2014-09-02 | 0.181 | 0.173955 |
| 2014-08-01 | 0.196 | 0.189244 |
| 2014-07-01 | 0.192 | 0.186317 |
| 2014-06-02 | 0.175 | 0.169360 |
| 2014-05-01 | 0.194 | 0.189435 |
| 2014-04-01 | 0.190 | 0.187506 |
| 2014-03-03 | 0.166 | 0.161463 |
| 2014-02-03 | 0.175 | 0.170466 |
| 2013-12-26 | 0.164 | 0.164857 |
| 2013-12-02 | 0.164 | 0.162232 |
| 2013-11-01 | 0.161 | 0.157812 |
| 2013-10-01 | 0.153 | 0.150398 |
| 2013-09-03 | 0.151 | 0.151470 |
| 2013-08-01 | 0.141 | 0.139659 |
| 2013-07-01 | 0.139 | 0.135742 |
| 2013-06-03 | 0.142 | 0.134814 |
| 2013-05-01 | 0.135 | 0.123796 |
| 2013-04-01 | 0.145 | 0.134909 |
| 2013-03-01 | 0.127 | 0.118360 |
| 2013-02-01 | 0.140 | 0.132576 |
| 2012-12-26 | 0.151 | 0.140348 |
| 2012-12-03 | 0.137 | 0.126128 |
| 2012-11-01 | 0.145 | 0.134846 |
| 2012-10-01 | 0.141 | 0.129930 |
| 2012-09-04 | 0.151 | 0.139055 |
| 2012-08-01 | 0.162 | 0.149007 |
| 2012-07-02 | 0.160 | 0.147779 |
| 2012-06-01 | 0.171 | 0.156436 |
| 2012-05-01 | 0.168 | 0.159499 |
| 2012-04-02 | 0.177 | 0.171263 |
| 2012-03-01 | 0.170 | 0.162508 |
| 2012-02-01 | 0.191 | 0.180325 |
| 2011-12-27 | 0.189 | 0.181017 |
| 2011-12-01 | 0.200 | 0.192920 |
| 2011-11-01 | 0.209 | 0.199923 |
| 2011-10-03 | 0.211 | 0.199376 |
| 2011-09-01 | 0.229 | 0.221064 |
| 2011-08-01 | 0.238 | 0.240939 |
| 2011-07-01 | 0.231 | 0.242164 |
| 2011-06-01 | 0.244 | 0.251184 |
| 2011-05-02 | 0.241 | 0.255839 |
| 2011-04-01 | 0.248 | 0.266781 |
| 2011-03-01 | 0.216 | 0.231611 |
| 2011-02-01 | 0.235 | 0.252335 |
| 2010-12-28 | 0.248 | 0.268108 |
| 2010-12-01 | 0.239 | 0.248622 |
| 2010-11-01 | 0.235 | 0.238894 |
| 2010-10-01 | 0.233 | 0.235758 |
| 2010-09-01 | 0.247 | 0.251272 |
| 2010-08-02 | 0.253 | 0.264257 |
| 2010-07-01 | 0.248 | 0.260013 |
| 2010-06-01 | 0.260 | 0.279690 |
| 2010-05-03 | 0.273 | 0.302627 |
| 2010-04-01 | 0.255 | 0.286324 |
| 2010-03-01 | 0.244 | 0.269464 |
| 2010-02-01 | 0.300 | 0.333000 |
| 2009-12-29 | 0.164 | 0.184539 |
| 2009-12-01 | 0.208 | 0.225255 |
| 2009-11-02 | 0.770 | 0.846340 |
| 2009-10-01 | 0.253 | 0.272600 |
| 2009-09-01 | 0.257 | 0.280629 |
| 2009-08-03 | 0.264 | 0.293529 |
| 2009-07-01 | 0.252 | 0.278884 |
| 2009-06-01 | 0.272 | 0.303267 |
| 2009-05-01 | 0.280 | 0.300784 |
| 2009-04-01 | 0.276 | 0.285862 |
| 2009-03-02 | 0.248 | 0.262628 |
| 2009-02-02 | 0.266 | 0.279412 |
| 2008-12-29 | 0.369 | 0.370892 |
| 2008-12-01 | 0.313 | 0.328368 |
| 2008-11-03 | 0.320 | 0.364839 |
| 2008-10-01 | 0.305 | 0.341622 |
| 2008-09-02 | 0.295 | 0.329351 |
| 2008-08-01 | 0.304 | 0.345141 |
| 2008-07-01 | 0.292 | 0.333829 |
| 2008-06-02 | 0.307 | 0.350777 |
| 2008-05-01 | 0.280 | 0.315032 |
| 2008-04-01 | 0.311 | 0.343343 |
| 2008-03-03 | 0.280 | 0.310249 |
| 2008-02-01 | 0.281 | 0.312431 |
| 2007-12-27 | 0.313 | 0.364292 |
| 2007-12-03 | 0.295 | 0.336643 |
| 2007-11-01 | 0.297 | 0.349988 |
| 2007-10-01 | 0.310 | 0.370503 |
| 2007-09-04 | 0.334 | 0.399283 |
| 2007-08-01 | 0.322 | 0.392444 |
| 2007-07-02 | 0.313 | 0.386897 |
| 2007-06-01 | 0.329 | 0.405572 |
| 2007-05-01 | 0.314 | 0.378496 |
| 2007-04-02 | 0.322 | 0.388607 |
| 2007-03-01 | 0.275 | 0.330211 |
| 2007-02-01 | 0.311 | 0.380475 |
| 2006-12-27 | 0.239 | 0.289101 |
| 2006-12-01 | 0.304 | 0.362163 |
| 2006-11-01 | 0.308 | 0.369970 |
| 2006-10-02 | 0.316 | 0.380861 |
| 2006-09-01 | 0.312 | 0.379239 |
| 2006-08-01 | 0.319 | 0.393584 |
| 2006-07-03 | 0.312 | 0.390146 |
| 2006-06-01 | 0.294 | 0.366264 |
| 2006-05-01 | 0.294 | 0.367133 |
| 2006-04-03 | 0.260 | 0.320079 |
| 2006-03-01 | 0.267 | 0.323480 |
| 2006-02-01 | 0.264 | 0.318841 |
| 2005-12-28 | 0.292 | 0.348532 |
| 2005-12-01 | 0.283 | 0.341458 |
| 2005-11-01 | 0.288 | 0.347910 |
| 2005-10-03 | 0.277 | 0.330391 |
| 2005-09-01 | 0.274 | 0.318494 |
| 2005-08-01 | 0.271 | 0.321242 |
| 2005-07-01 | 0.264 | 0.307155 |
| 2005-06-01 | 0.264 | 0.303169 |
| 2005-05-02 | 0.267 | 0.312903 |
| 2005-04-01 | 0.279 | 0.333812 |
| 2005-03-01 | 0.231 | 0.274902 |
| 2005-02-01 | 0.261 | 0.305728 |
| 2004-12-31 | 0.271 | 0.319011 |
| 2004-12-01 | 0.262 | 0.311127 |
| 2004-11-01 | 0.265 | 0.308930 |
| 2004-10-01 | 0.257 | 0.301360 |
| 2004-09-01 | 0.266 | 0.310784 |
| 2004-08-02 | 0.273 | 0.326594 |
| 2004-07-01 | 0.273 | 0.329154 |
| 2004-06-01 | 0.279 | 0.339829 |
| 2004-05-03 | 0.268 | 0.322115 |
| 2004-04-01 | 0.256 | 0.293983 |
| 2004-03-01 | 0.251 | 0.290106 |
| 2004-02-02 | 0.255 | 0.299226 |
| 2003-12-31 | 0.279 | 0.329398 |
| 2003-12-16 | 0.840 | 0.989050 |
| 2003-12-01 | 0.226 | 0.270335 |
| 2003-11-03 | 0.279 | 0.332143 |
| 2003-10-01 | 0.731 | 0.847635 |
| 2003-09-02 | 0.764 | 0.930006 |
| 2003-08-01 | 0.717 | 0.863855 |
| 2003-07-01 | 0.663 | 0.753238 |
| 2003-06-02 | 0.244 | 0.275023 |
| 2003-05-01 | 0.342 | 0.397120 |
| 2003-04-01 | 0.249 | 0.288997 |
| 2003-03-03 | 0.240 | 0.275767 |
| 2003-02-03 | 0.278 | 0.326751 |
| 2002-12-31 | 0.416 | 0.482879 |
| 2002-12-02 | 0.520 | 0.622233 |
| 2002-11-01 | 0.295 | 0.345433 |
| 2002-10-01 | 0.258 | 0.298128 |
| 2002-09-03 | 0.290 | 0.340256 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 123.41 |
| All Time Low | 79.52 |
| Ask | 93.64 |
| Ask Size | 15 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 6,085,450 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 6,827,618 |
| Average Volume | 6,827,618 |
| Average Volume10Days | 6,085,450 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.16 |
| Bid | 93.62 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 117.158 |
| Category | Long Government |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 93.6557 |
| Day Low | 93.53 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.88 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -4.267 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 94.1892 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.5592041 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.00593703 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -0.6602049 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 98.05 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.420006 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.0450791 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 92.95 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.6800003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.0073157647 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 92.95 - 98.05 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,028,035,800,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | -0.0144404 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,027,296,000 |
| 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 consists of publicly-issued U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to seven years and less than ten years and have $300 million or more of outstanding face value, excluding amounts held by the Federal Reserve System (the “Fed”). 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 U.S. Treasury securities that BFA believes will help the fund track the underlying index. |
| Long Name | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_8797472 |
| Nav Price | 93.61177 |
| Net Assets | 47,093,367,000.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.15 |
| Open | 93.6 |
| Phone | 415-670-2000 |
| Previous Close | 93.29 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.79917717 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.33999634 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.364451 |
| Regular Market Day High | 93.6557 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 93.53 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 93.53 - 93.6557 |
| Regular Market Open | 93.6 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 93.29 |
| Regular Market Price | 93.63 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,784,037,450 |
| Regular Market Volume | 381,171 |
| Shares Outstanding | 146,000,000 |
| Short Name | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | IEF |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.0235071 |
| Total Assets | 47,093,366,784 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.934 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.010011791 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 0.08996 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 0.08996 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 95.80095 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.1709518 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.022661068 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 381,171 |
| Yield | 0.0388 |
| Ytd Return | -0.03283 |