# GVI (iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF)

iShares · Bond ETFs · Short-term bond · data as of Nov 12, 2026

GVI returned −0.2% over the year to Nov 12, 2026, charges 0.20% a year and holds $3.8bn in net assets on Nov 12, 2026.

Promise check: Partly. As of Aug 31, 2026, GVI had a duration of 3.7 years against "intermediate". https://etfiq.com/promise-index/bonds/

GVI tracks an index and returned −0.2% over the past year.

## Key facts

- GVI, total return, 1 year: −0.2%, as of Nov 12, 2026.
- GVI, expense ratio: 0.20%, as of Jun 18, 2026.
- GVI, holdings: 6351, as of Nov 11, 2026.
- GVI, below its high: −1.8%, as of Nov 12, 2026.
- GVI, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 3.6%, as of Nov 12, 2026.
- GVI, last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Nov 2, 2026: $0.3341, as of Nov 2, 2026.
- GVI, net assets: $3.8bn (ETFIQ, shares outstanding times NAV, as of Nov 12, 2026).

## GVI over each window to Nov 12, 2026

| Window | Total return | Benchmark (IUSB) | Gap to IUSB |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | +0.5% | +0.8% | −0.3 pts |
| 3 months | −1.1% | −1.6% | +0.5 pts |
| 6 months | −0.6% | −1.4% | +0.8 pts |
| Year to date | −0.7% | −1.2% | +0.5 pts |
| 1 year | −0.2% | −1.0% | +0.8 pts |
| 3 years | +13.4% | +15.1% | −1.7 pts |
| 5 years | +5.0% | +0.2% | +4.8 pts |
| 10 years | +19.2% | +20.4% | −1.2 pts |
| Since launch | +71.9% | not available | not available |
| Since launch, annualised | +2.8% | – | – |

## GVI key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Nov 12, 2026: $108.29 on Feb 27, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Nov 12, 2026: $102.78 on Oct 2, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Nov 12, 2026, within that range: $103.40, 11% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 6351
- Top ten weight: 7.2%

## GVI trading

- IQ Liquidity Score 93, Trades like a giant, 86th percentile of 340 bonds ETFs.
- Trades like a giant: trades at a typical spread of 0.01%.
- $1,000: about $0.05, 0.005%, one way.
- $10,000: about $0.50, 0.005%, one way.
- Full cost to own, 1 year at $10,000: 0.24%, against 0.20% for the fee alone.
- Premium to NAV at the Nov 12 close: +0.06%; 95% of days within ±0.07%.
- Limit: midpoint + 1¢ to buy, midpoint − 1¢ to sell. At the Nov 12 close of $103.40, that’s $103.41 to buy and $103.39 to sell.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/gvi/trading/

## GVI for holders outside the US

- US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty: 30% (<https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-lbi/tax-treaty-table-1.pdf>)
- Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026): 65 countries, 10% to 30% (<https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/tax-treaty-tables>)
- GVI interest-related and short-term gain dividends: not read by ETFIQ
- US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders: $60,000 (<https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i706na>)
- Share class: Distributing (<https://etfiq.com/learn/non-us-holders>)

Facts from the IRS, not tax advice.

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Bond fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Bonds · Short-term bond | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.20% | 485BPOS XBRL, Jun 18, 2026 |
| Price | $103.40 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Jan 11, 2007 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $3.8bn | ETFIQ, shares outstanding times NAV, as of Nov 12, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index, measured by IUSB, which tracks the same index | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Benchmark named in | its shareholder report, N-CSR, May 5, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Why this benchmark | No other fund tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index, the index its prospectus names. Its daily returns fit IUSB at R-squared 0.91 over the year to Nov 12, 2026 (251 days), above the 0.30 floor. | ETFIQ |
| GVI, 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 | −0.2% | ETFIQ |
| IUSB, the same days | −1.0% | ETFIQ |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | +0.8 pts | ETFIQ |
| Below its high | −1.8% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 6351 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 7.2% | ETFIQ |
| Cash, not in the top ten | 5.1% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings published for | Nov 11, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Holdings as of the close of | Nov 11, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |

## Money in and out, to Nov 11, 2026

| Window | Dates | Net flow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 day | Nov 11, 2026 | $0 |
| 1 week | Nov 5, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 | $0 |
| 1 month | Oct 12, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 | +$72.5m |
| 3 months | Aug 12, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 | +$103m |
| Year to date | Jan 2, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 | +$75.9m |
| 1 year | Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026 | +$221m |

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/gvi.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has GVI performed?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, GVI returned −0.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.0% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. Over three years the number is +13.4%.

### What does GVI cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year.

### How far is GVI below its high?

1.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Nov 12, 2026.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, GVI, bond fund, data as of Nov 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/gvi
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