Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
GOVT vs IUSB: how they differ
GOVT and IUSB hold 28% of their weight in the same names, and IUSB returned more over the year.
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and IUSB hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GOVT | IUSB |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | 0.79% | 0.38% |
| United States of America | 0.85% | 0.37% |
| United States of America | 0.94% | 0.37% |
| United States of America | 0.95% | 0.37% |
| United States of America | 1.00% | 0.36% |
| United States of America | 0.63% | 0.36% |
| United States of America | 0.45% | 0.36% |
| United States of America | 0.83% | 0.35% |
| United States of America | 0.61% | 0.35% |
| United States of America | 0.82% | 0.35% |
| United States of America | 0.62% | 0.34% |
| United States of America | 0.52% | 0.34% |
| Only in GOVT | Only in IUSB |
|---|---|
| United States of America 1.39% | Federal National Mortgage Association 0.32% |
| United States of America 0.42% | United States of America 0.32% |
| United States of America 0.34% | United States of America 0.32% |
| United States of America 0.19% | United States of America 0.29% |
| United States of America 0.19% | United States of America 0.23% |
| United States of America 0.12% | Federal National Mortgage Association or 0.23% |
| United States of America 0.09% | United States of America 0.22% |
| United States of America 0.06% | Government National Mortgage Association 0.21% |
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 iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF | IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Treasury Bond | Core Universal USD Bond |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.0% | −0.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −18.5 pts | −17.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.06% |
| Holdings | 223 | 17819 |
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.
IUSB in plain words
IUSB is a bond fund tracking the Core Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or IUSB?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and IUSB returned −0.3%, so IUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, GOVT or IUSB?
- GOVT charges 0.05% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where to next
Where these figures came from
ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.
Cite this page. ETFIQ, GOVT against IUSB, data as of Sep 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/GOVT-IUSB Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.
A comparison is not a recommendation. Standards and sources