Which returned more over the last year, DBMF or GOVT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBMF returned +25.4% and GOVT returned −1.0%, so DBMF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DBMF or GOVT?

DBMF charges 0.85% a year and GOVT charges 0.05%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DBMF vs GOVT: how they differ

DBMF is an equity index fund and GOVT a bond index fund, and over the year DBMF returned more, +25.4% against −1.0%.

iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF and iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF.

DBMF and GOVT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DBMF iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iMGP	iShares
What it is	iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy	U.S. Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+25.4%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+7.9 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.05%
Holdings	not filed	223

DBMF in plain words

DBMF is an index equity fund tracking the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +25.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year.

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBMF or GOVT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBMF returned +25.4% and GOVT returned −1.0%, so DBMF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DBMF or GOVT?: DBMF charges 0.85% a year and GOVT charges 0.05%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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