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Rebuilt every trading night.\n Largest government bond ETFs by net assets\n As of Nov 12, 2026, TLT is the largest of 77 government bond ETFs, with $46.6bn in net assets. See 25 funds ranked by net assets, largest first. Updated Nov 12, 2026.\n Largest government bond ETFs by net assets, ranked by net assets, largest first, as of Nov 12, 2026. Net assets are dated Jun 30, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, each fund\u2019s latest. Fees are each fund\u2019s net expense ratio from its latest filing, dated Dec 18, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026. 1-year returns run Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026, 365 days each. Source: ETFIQ. # Ticker Fund Net assets Tie Fee 1-year return \n 1 TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF $46.6bn 0.15% \u22127.4% \n 2 IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF $42.9bn 0.15% \u22123.1% \n 3 GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $42.8bn 0.05% \u22121.4% \n 4 VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF $41.1bn 0.03% \u22121.6% \n 5 VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $36.8bn 0.03% +1.7% \n 6 SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF $27.8bn 0.15% +1.5% \n 7 IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF $16.9bn 0.15% \u22121.3% \n 8 SCHR Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF $13.4bn 0.03% \u22121.6% \n 9 SCHO Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF $13.0bn 0.03% +1.6% \n 10 SPTI State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF $12.1bn 0.03% \u22121.6% \n 11 TLH iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF $12.0bn 0.15% \u22125.3% \n 12 SPTL State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF $11.7bn 0.03% \u22126.3% \n 13 VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF $11.5bn 0.03% \u22126.3% \n 14 SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF $7.2bn 0.03% +1.7% \n 15 EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF $3.9bn 0.05% \u221212.5% \n 16 IBTI iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF $2.3bn 0.07% +1.5% \n 17 IBTJ iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF $1.6bn 0.07% +0.4% \n 18 XTEN BondBloxx Bloomberg Ten Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF $1.4bn Tie 0.08% \u22124.1% \n 19 ZROZ PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund $1.4bn Tie 0.15% \u221213.3% \n 20 FLGV Franklin U.S. Treasury Bond ETF $1.2bn Tie 0.09% \u22121.4% \n 21 IBTK iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF $1.2bn Tie 0.07% \u22120.7% \n 22 GOVI Invesco Equal Weight 0-30 Year Treasury ETF $1.2bn Tie 0.15% \u22124.4% \n 23 IBTL iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury ETF $790m 0.07% \u22121.5% \n 24 SCHQ Schwab Long-Term U.S. Treasury ETF $759m 0.03% \u22126.3% \n 25 AGZ iShares Agency Bond ETF $662m 0.15% +0.5% \n \n Method\n 77 government bond ETFs are listed by ETFIQ with a net assets; the 25 with the most net assets are shown. Across all 77, the median is $273m and the range runs from $939,483 to $46.6bn. Largest first. Funds with the same printed number are marked Tie and ordered by net assets, largest first. The set is ETFIQ\u2019s own segment, computed from each fund\u2019s filings and holdings. The list sorts one published number, with no scoring or weighting. Closed funds are not listed. A ranking is not a recommendation.\n Questions people ask\n What are net assets? Net assets are what a fund holds, less what it owes, in dollars. It is the standard measure of an ETF\u2019s size. Which are the largest government bond ETFs? As of Nov 12, 2026, TLT is the largest of 77 government bond ETFs, with $46.6bn in net assets. IEF is next at $42.9bn. 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