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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and IGM returned +32.7%, so IGM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or IGM?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and IGM charges 0.37%, 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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GOVT vs IGM: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and IGM 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 GOVT	Only in IGM
United States of America 5.31%	NVIDIA Corp. 7.97%
United States of America 2.96%	Apple, Inc. 7.92%
United States of America 2.63%	Broadcom, Inc. 7.61%
United States of America 2.09%	Microsoft Corp. 7.50%
United States of America 1.61%	Micron Technology, Inc. 5.47%
United States of America 1.57%	Alphabet, Inc. 4.45%
United States of America 1.53%	Meta Platforms, Inc. 4.17%
United States of America 1.51%	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.13%

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 and Jun 30, 2026.

GOVT and IGM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	IGM iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	Expanded Tech Sector
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+32.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	+15.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.37%
Holdings	223	295

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.

IGM in plain words

IGM is an index equity fund tracking the Expanded Tech Sector. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +32.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 295 positions, with the top ten at 55.7%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or IGM?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and IGM returned +32.7%, so IGM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or IGM?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and IGM charges 0.37%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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