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

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GOVT vs IDEV: how they differ

GOVT and IDEV hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IDEV returned more over the year.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and IDEV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in GOVTOnly in IDEV
United States of America 5.31%ASML Holding N.V. 1.95%
United States of America 2.96%HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.09%
United States of America 2.63%ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.02%
United States of America 2.09%Novartis AG 0.97%
United States of America 1.61%SHELL PLC 0.90%
United States of America 1.57%Nestle S.A. 0.90%
United States of America 1.53%ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.87%
United States of America 1.51%Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.78%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.

GOVT and IDEV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GOVT
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF
IDEV
iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isU.S. Treasury BondCore MSCI International Developed Markets
Total return, 1 year−1.0%+18.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.5 pts+1.2 pts
Expense ratio0.05%0.04%
Holdings2232268

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.

IDEV in plain words

IDEV is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI International Developed Markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2268 positions, with the top ten at 10.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or IDEV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and IDEV returned +18.7%, so IDEV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or IDEV?
GOVT charges 0.05% a year and IDEV charges 0.04%, so IDEV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GOVT against IDEV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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