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iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF

GBF
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Today’s Change
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Jan 5, 2007
Expense Ratio
0.2%
Type
US Bonds
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$13,200,400
AUM
$363,096,885
Associated Index
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

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TREASURY NOTE
4.78%
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TREASURY NOTE (OTR)
4.41%
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TREASURY NOTE (OTR)
4.15%
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TREASURY NOTE
2.93%
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TREASURY NOTE
2.89%
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TREASURY NOTE (2OLD)
2.83%
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TREASURY BOND
2.24%
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TREASURY BOND (OTR)
2.16%
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TREASURY BOND (OTR)
1.3%
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TREASURY NOTE (OTR)
1.17%
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What is GBF?

The iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of the U.S. government and investment grade U.S corporate securities of the U.S. bond market as defined by the Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index.

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GBF
Performance Measures**

for the time period Jan 11, 2007 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 0.2%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: 1.4%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -19.7%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 5.3%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.61

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.16

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toGBF

ETFs correlated to GBF include BND, IUSB, AGG

GBF
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Barclays Government/Credit Bond Fund
BND
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
IUSB
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF
AGG
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
SCHZ
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF
AVIG
American Century ETF Trust - Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF
BKAG
BNY Mellon ETF Trust - BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF
EAGG
iShares Trust - iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
BIV
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
SPAB
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF
FLCB
Franklin Templeton ETF Trust - Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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OOS Cumulative Return

0.92%

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FAQ

GBF is a US Bonds ETF. The iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of the U.S. government and investment grade U.S corporate securities of the U.S. bond market as defined by the Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index.

GBF tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index.

No, GBF is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, GBF is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on GBF is -0.0128%. This is the percent change in the value of GBF over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on GBF is -0.0314%. This is the percent change in the value of GBF over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of GBF for the past year is 0.0746%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to GBF include GSY, GVI, and BLV.

ETFs correlated to GBF include BND, IUSB, and AGG.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to GBF include PST, TBX, and TTT.

Disclaimers

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.