All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

GOVT: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

GOVT total return snapshot: GOVT returned +3.74% over the past year and −0.22% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 24, 2012, GOVT is up +18.11% in nominal total return, or +1.17%/yr, and is currently −8.08% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.

Fri 2012-02-24💬 to Tue 2026-06-09 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
GOVT
×
−0.22%
2026-06-09
+3.74%
2026-06-09
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Fri 2012-02-24💬 to Tue 2026-06-09 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
GOVT
×
+18.11%
+1.17%/yr
+1.02%/yr
(R2=0.418)
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2012-02-24💬 to Tue 2026-06-09 Start
Value
End
Value
GOVT
×
$10,000.00
2012-02-24
$11,811.21
2026-06-09
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year GOVT
2026 (YTD) −0.22%
2025 +3.77%
2024 +2.96%
2023 +4.17%
2022 −13.39%
2021 −1.11%
2020 +6.35%
2019 +7.36%
2018 +0.25%
2017 +2.19%
2016 +0.84%
2015 +0.88%
2014 +4.73%
2013 −2.53%
2012 +2.23%

Drawdowns

Fri 2012-02-24💬 to Tue 2026-06-09 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
GOVT
×
−8.08%
from 2020-08-04 peak
−19.78%
2023-10-19
from 2020-08-04 peak
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-06-09 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
GOVT
×
+3.74% +8.08%
+3.96%/yr
+8.79%
+2.85%/yr
−2.68%
−0.54%/yr
+7.83%
+0.76%/yr
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Exchange-Traded Fund