# iShares Trust - iShares 1-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (GOVM): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/govm for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: IShares · Asset class: Fixed Income - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2026-05-12 GOVM seeks to replicate the performance of an index of fixed-rate US Treasury securities with remaining maturities between one to ten years. The index is market value weighted and rebalanced monthly. The ETF does not attempt to outperform its benchmark but rather aims to deliver consistent index-level returns while keeping portfolio turnover and costs low. The fund is managed using a representative sampling strategy. Performance is tracked before the deduction of fees and expenses. Up to 10% of assets may be allocated to futures, options, and swap contracts to assist in index tracking. The... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $24.59 | | Expense Ratio | 0.05% | | Assets Under Management | $4.9M | | NAV | $24.58 | | Holdings Count | 194 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 1.54% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.38 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $21.50 – $25.14 | | Beta | -0.01 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0826 /share - Ex-date: 2026-10-01 - Pay date: 2026-10-06 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does GOVM invest in? GOVM seeks to replicate the performance of an index of fixed-rate US Treasury securities with remaining maturities between one to ten years. The index is market value weighted and rebalanced monthly. The ETF does not attempt to outperform its benchmark but rather aims to deliver consistent index-level returns while keeping portfolio turnover and costs low. The fund is managed using a representative sampling strategy. Performance is tracked before the deduction of fees and expenses. Up to 10% of assets may be allocated to futures, options, and swap contracts to assist in index tracking. The fund may also lend securities of up to one-third of its total assets. ### What is the expense ratio of GOVM? iShares Trust - iShares 1-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (GOVM) charges an expense ratio of 0.05%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is GOVM's dividend yield? GOVM's trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.54%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of GOVM? Effective duration measures GOVM's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. GOVM's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of GOVM? GOVM's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of GOVM? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from GOVM if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. GOVM's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### Does GOVM pay a dividend? Yes, iShares Trust - iShares 1-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (GOVM) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.54%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does GOVM pay dividends? iShares Trust - iShares 1-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is GOVM's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for GOVM was 2026-10-01. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will GOVM's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.05% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does GOVM charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from GOVM's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does GOVM cost more than a fund like VOO? GOVM is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 0.05%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to GOVM? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as GOVM (0.05%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/govm - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/govm/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/govm/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/govm/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/govm/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.