# Largest government bond ETFs by net assets

> TLT leads largest government bond ETFs by net assets at $46.6bn, as of Nov 12, 2026. 25 funds from ETFIQ’s own published data.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

As of Nov 12, 2026 . Rebuilt every trading night.

## Largest government bond ETFs by net assets

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.

| # | Ticker | Fund | Net assets | Tie | Fee | 1-year return |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | TLT | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | $46.6bn | | 0.15% | −7.4% |
| 2 | IEF | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | $42.9bn | | 0.15% | −3.1% |
| 3 | GOVT | iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF | $42.8bn | | 0.05% | −1.4% |
| 4 | VGIT | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF | $41.1bn | | 0.03% | −1.6% |
| 5 | VGSH | Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF | $36.8bn | | 0.03% | +1.7% |
| 6 | SHY | iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF | $27.8bn | | 0.15% | +1.5% |
| 7 | IEI | iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF | $16.9bn | | 0.15% | −1.3% |
| 8 | SCHR | Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF | $13.4bn | | 0.03% | −1.6% |
| 9 | SCHO | Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF | $13.0bn | | 0.03% | +1.6% |
| 10 | SPTI | State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF | $12.1bn | | 0.03% | −1.6% |
| 11 | TLH | iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF | $12.0bn | | 0.15% | −5.3% |
| 12 | SPTL | State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF | $11.7bn | | 0.03% | −6.3% |
| 13 | VGLT | Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF | $11.5bn | | 0.03% | −6.3% |
| 14 | SPTS | State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF | $7.2bn | | 0.03% | +1.7% |
| 15 | EDV | Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF | $3.9bn | | 0.05% | −12.5% |
| 16 | IBTI | iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF | $2.3bn | | 0.07% | +1.5% |
| 17 | IBTJ | iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF | $1.6bn | | 0.07% | +0.4% |
| 18 | XTEN | BondBloxx Bloomberg Ten Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF | $1.4bn | Tie | 0.08% | −4.1% |
| 19 | ZROZ | PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund | $1.4bn | Tie | 0.15% | −13.3% |
| 20 | FLGV | Franklin U.S. Treasury Bond ETF | $1.2bn | Tie | 0.09% | −1.4% |
| 21 | IBTK | iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF | $1.2bn | Tie | 0.07% | −0.7% |
| 22 | GOVI | Invesco Equal Weight 0-30 Year Treasury ETF | $1.2bn | Tie | 0.15% | −4.4% |
| 23 | IBTL | iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury ETF | $790m | | 0.07% | −1.5% |
| 24 | SCHQ | Schwab Long-Term U.S. Treasury ETF | $759m | | 0.03% | −6.3% |
| 25 | AGZ | iShares Agency Bond ETF | $662m | | 0.15% | +0.5% |

### Method

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’s own segment, computed from each fund’s 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.

### Questions people ask

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’s 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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