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GOVT vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GOVT's duration was 5.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and IGIB's 5.9 on Aug 31, 2026; IGIB charges 0.04% to GOVT's 0.05%.

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Net assets: $42.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF, and $19.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

GOVT on its own →IGIB on its own →
At a glance
−1.5%
GOVT total return, 1 year
−1.8%
IGIB total return, 1 year
0.05%
GOVT expense ratio
0.04%
IGIB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGIB costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; GOVT is 2.2 times larger.

GOVT vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureGOVTIGIB
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.5%−1.8%
Drawdown
Below its high8.1%, high on Aug 4, 20203.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond IndexICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.05%0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$42.8bn$19.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and IGIB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOVT IGIB
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GOVT
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 5.28%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2029 2.95%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2028 2.63%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2028 2.08%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2028 1.62%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2046 1.48%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2042 1.46%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2051 1.46%
Only in IGIB
Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.22%
Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.22%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2036 0.20%
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.20%
Meta Platforms Inc, due May 15, 2036 0.19%
Bank of America Corp, due Apr 25, 2034 0.19%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2033 0.19%
Bank of America Corp, due Jan 23, 2035 0.19%
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Side by side

GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond Tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year −1.5% −1.8%
Expense ratio 0.05% 0.04%
Holdings 229 3064
Net assets, GOVT as of Oct 27, 2026 and IGIB as of Oct 28, 2026 $42.8bn $19.5bn

GOVT and IGIB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
GOVT

GOVT tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

IGIB

IGIB tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or IGIB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.5% and IGIB −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or IGIB?
IGIB is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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GOVT on its own →IGIB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →GOVT dividend history →GOVT holdings →IGIB dividend history →IGIB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
GOVT and IGIB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
GOVT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for GOVT ↗
IGIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IGIB ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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