IQ

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

vsCompare their flowsaskIQ about these two fundsAsk the committee about these two funds
Across categories

GOVT vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

Share
Share on XDownload as PDF

GOVT's duration was 5.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and IGSB's 2.7 on Aug 31, 2026; IGSB charges 0.04% to GOVT's 0.05%.

askIQ about this page

askIQ about GOVT and IGSB

Net assets: $42.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF, and $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

GOVT on its own →IGSB on its own →
At a glance
−1.5%
GOVT total return, 1 year
+1.3%
IGSB total return, 1 year
0.05%
GOVT expense ratio
0.04%
IGSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.8 points; GOVT is 1.8 times larger.

GOVT vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureGOVTIGSB
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.5%+1.3%
Drawdown
Below its high8.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond IndexICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.05%0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$42.8bn$23.7bn
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 IGSB 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%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOVT IGSB
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 IGSB
Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.29%
T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.17%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.15%
Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.14%
Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2031 0.13%
AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13%
Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.12%
CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.12%
Check overlap with more funds →

Side by side

GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF IGSB iShares 1-5 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 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year −1.5% +1.3%
Expense ratio 0.05% 0.04%
Holdings 229 4781
Net assets, GOVT as of Oct 27, 2026 and IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 $42.8bn $23.7bn

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

Alert

GOVT and IGSB flows, by email on Sundays.

One-click unsubscribe. See Privacy.

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.

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or IGSB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.5% and IGSB +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or IGSB?
IGSB 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.
Other comparisons
GOVT vs VCSHGOVT vs SPSBBSV vs GOVTGOVT vs SHVIEF vs IGSBIGSB vs VGITIGSB vs MBBIGSB vs JAAA
Where to next
GOVT on its own →IGSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →GOVT dividend history →GOVT holdings →IGSB dividend history →IGSB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
GOVT and IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
GOVT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for GOVT ↗
IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IGSB ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

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

Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, GOVT against IGSB, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/govt-vs-igsb

Open data →

Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.