GOVT Dividend Yield
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF · Intermediate Government · iShares · ETF · monthly payer
$22.33
Add to PortfolioAs of Nov 5, 2026, GOVT (iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF) yields 3.13%, paying $0.70 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $22.33 price. It costs 0.05% a year and manages $43.2B. Over the last 5 years it returned -0.6% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
Dividend yield
3.13%
Paid a Year
$0.70
Expense Ratio
0.05%
Assets
$43.2B
5-Yr Return
-0.6%/yr
Frequency
Monthly
Key facts about GOVT
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- As of Nov 5, 2026, GOVT yields 3.13% and pays about $0.70 a share a year, monthly.
- GOVT paid $0.6980 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 10 payments.
- GOVT's expense ratio is 0.05% a year, or $5.00 on $10,000.
- GOVT is an ETF from iShares with $43.2B in assets, started Feb 14, 2012.
- In the 5 years to Oct 2026, GOVT returned -0.6% a year with distributions reinvested (-3.4% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
- In the 10 years to Oct 2026, GOVT returned 0.8% a year with distributions reinvested (-1.4% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "GOVT Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/GOVT
What $10,000 in GOVT became
Change the dates →From Feb 2012 to Oct 2026, month-end values
Payouts reinvested
$11,899
Payouts taken as cash
$11,746
$2,757 of it cash
S&P 500 (SPY)
$71,180
Since Feb 2012, GOVT's share price has fallen 10%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 19%. Part of what it paid out came out of the share price, which is what investors call NAV erosion: the income was real, but so was the shrinking price.
GOVT total return
A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.
| Period | Total return | Price return | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | −0.2% | −3.8% | +12.0% |
| 3 years | +4.4% | +0.9% | +23.3% |
| 5 years | −0.6% | −3.4% | +12.0% |
| 10 years | +0.8% | −1.4% | +15.3% |
| Since Feb 2012 | +1.2% | −0.7% | +14.3% |
GOVT distributions
Every payment →Paid per share, by year
| Ex-date | Paid | Per share |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | — | $0.0760 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | — | $0.0730 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | — | $0.0680 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | — | $0.0710 |
| May 1, 2026 | — | $0.0690 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | — | $0.0680 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | — | $0.0640 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | — | $0.0690 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | — | $0.0720 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | — | $0.0680 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | — | $0.0640 |
| Oct 1, 2025 | — | $0.0650 |
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GOVT questions
What is GOVT's dividend yield?
As of Nov 5, 2026, GOVT yields 3.13%. Over the last 12 months it paid $0.6980 a share in 10 payments, against a $22.33 share price.
How often does GOVT pay dividends?
GOVT pays monthly, 12 times a year.
How much does 100 shares of GOVT pay?
At about $0.6980 a share a year, 100 shares of GOVT pay about $69.80 a year, $5.82 each month, before tax.
What is GOVT's expense ratio?
GOVT's expense ratio is 0.05% a year: $5.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.
What is GOVT's total return?
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, GOVT returned -0.6% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -3.4% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.
Does GOVT have NAV erosion?
Since Feb 2012, GOVT's share price has fallen 10%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 19%. Part of what it paid out came out of the share price, which is what investors call NAV erosion: the income was real, but so was the shrinking price.
Fund facts
- Type
- ETF
- Issuer
- iShares
- Category
- Intermediate Government
- Started
- Feb 14, 2012
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Assets
- $43.2B
- Dividend yield
- 3.13%
- Paid in the last year
- $0.6980 (10 payments)
- Last payment
- $0.0760 · ex Sep 1, 2026
- Beta (3 years)
- 0.88
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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.