iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) Dividend History
GOVT latest distribution
$0.0706per share · −7.2% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateOct 1Thursday, 2026
Payment dateOct 6Tuesday, 2026
Paid. Next monthly distribution expected around November 1 (not yet announced).
- 3.75%trailing 12-month yield
- $0.83paid in the last 12 months
- Monthly12 payments a year
- 2012paying since
- +18.1%5-year growth a year
GOVT dividend income calculator
- Income a year
- $83
- Each payment
- $7
- Value of the shares
- $2,220
- Yield
- 3.75%
At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $0.83 per share, before tax.
GOVT distributions per share by year
Distributions per shareYield at year-end (right axis)
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.
GOVT distribution payments
Distribution
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).
GOVT distributions by year
| Year | Per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026to date | $0.6290 | — | — | 9 |
| 2025 | $0.8037 | +11.3% | 3.49% | 12 |
| 2024 | $0.7225 | +18.2% | 3.14% | 12 |
| 2023 | $0.6111 | +52.2% | 2.65% | 12 |
| 2022 | $0.4014 | +57.5% | 1.77% | 12 |
| 2021 | $0.2549 | −27.1% | 0.96% | 12 |
| 2020 | $0.3497 | −31.8% | 1.28% | 12 |
Full history in the distribution table below.
GOVT yield on cost
| Bought | Paid | Yield on cost | Paid out since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $23.29 | 3.58% | $0.83 | 3.6% |
| 3 years ago | $21.76 | 3.83% | $2.33 | 10.7% |
| 5 years ago | $26.34 | 3.16% | $3.23 | 12.3% |
| 10 years ago | $25.86 | 3.22% | $5.25 | 20.3% |
Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).
GOVT yield vs similar ETFs
| ETF | Fund | Yield | Expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOVT | iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF | 3.67% | 0.05% |
| AGG | iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | 4.30% | 0.03% |
| BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | 4.17% | 0.03% |
| SCHZ | Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | 4.44% | 0.02% |
| IUSB | iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF | 4.44% | 0.05% |
| VGIT | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF | 4.06% | 0.04% |
| IEF | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | 4.18% | 0.14% |
| SHY | iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF | 3.64% | 0.15% |
| BIL | SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF | 3.63% | 0.12% |
Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.
GOVT distribution history
175 payments| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-06 | $0.0706 | −7.2% |
| 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-04 | $0.0761 | +4.9% |
| 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-06 | $0.0725 | +5.9% |
| 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-07 | $0.0685 | −3.4% |
| 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-04 | $0.0709 | +2.2% |
| 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-06 | $0.0694 | +2.6% |
| 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-07 | $0.0676 | +5.0% |
| 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-05 | $0.0644 | −6.7% |
| 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-05 | $0.0690 | −3.8% |
| 2025-12-19 | 2025-12-19 | 2025-12-24 | $0.0718 | +6.1% |
| 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-04 | $0.0677 | +4.9% |
| 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-06 | $0.0645 | −1.2% |
Show all 175 distributions
| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-07 | $0.0652 | −4.4% |
| 2025-09-02 | 2025-09-02 | 2025-09-05 | $0.0683 | +0.3% |
| 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-06 | $0.0680 | +3.1% |
| 2025-07-01 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-07-07 | $0.0660 | −3.0% |
| 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-05 | $0.0680 | +6.1% |
| 2025-05-01 | 2025-05-01 | 2025-05-06 | $0.0641 | −10.3% |
| 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-04 | $0.0715 | +16.6% |
| 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-06 | $0.0613 | −9.0% |
| 2025-02-03 | 2025-02-03 | 2025-02-06 | $0.0674 | +4.0% |
| 2024-12-18 | 2024-12-18 | 2024-12-23 | $0.0648 | +3.3% |
| 2024-12-02 | 2024-12-02 | 2024-12-05 | $0.0627 | −0.3% |
| 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-06 | $0.0629 | +1.3% |
| 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-04 | $0.0621 | −1.1% |
| 2024-09-03 | 2024-09-03 | 2024-09-06 | $0.0629 | +0.8% |
| 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-06 | $0.0624 | +3.0% |
| 2024-07-01 | 2024-07-01 | 2024-07-05 | $0.0606 | +2.0% |
| 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-07 | $0.0594 | −0.4% |
| 2024-05-01 | 2024-05-02 | 2024-05-07 | $0.0596 | +2.4% |
| 2024-04-01 | 2024-04-02 | 2024-04-05 | $0.0583 | +9.1% |
| 2024-03-01 | 2024-03-04 | 2024-03-07 | $0.0534 | +0.4% |
| 2024-02-01 | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-07 | $0.0532 | −12.3% |
| 2023-12-14 | 2023-12-15 | 2023-12-20 | $0.0607 | +10.8% |
| 2023-12-01 | 2023-12-04 | 2023-12-07 | $0.0548 | −3.3% |
| 2023-11-01 | 2023-11-02 | 2023-11-07 | $0.0566 | +16.4% |
| 2023-10-02 | 2023-10-03 | 2023-10-06 | $0.0486 | −8.2% |
| 2023-09-01 | 2023-09-05 | 2023-09-08 | $0.0530 | −11.3% |
| 2023-08-01 | 2023-08-02 | 2023-08-07 | $0.0598 | +18.1% |
| 2023-07-03 | 2023-07-05 | 2023-07-10 | $0.0506 | +0.6% |
| 2023-06-01 | 2023-06-02 | 2023-06-07 | $0.0503 | +3.0% |
| 2023-05-01 | 2023-05-02 | 2023-05-05 | $0.0489 | +12.4% |
| 2023-04-03 | 2023-04-04 | 2023-04-07 | $0.0435 | +7.4% |
| 2023-03-01 | 2023-03-02 | 2023-03-07 | $0.0405 | −7.7% |
| 2023-02-01 | 2023-02-02 | 2023-02-07 | $0.0439 | +17.3% |
| 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-16 | 2022-12-21 | $0.0374 | −19.8% |
| 2022-12-01 | 2022-12-02 | 2022-12-07 | $0.0467 | −6.7% |
| 2022-11-01 | 2022-11-02 | 2022-11-07 | $0.0500 | +29.3% |
| 2022-10-03 | 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-07 | $0.0387 | +8.5% |
| 2022-09-01 | 2022-09-02 | 2022-09-08 | $0.0356 | −4.5% |
| 2022-08-01 | 2022-08-02 | 2022-08-05 | $0.0373 | +20.5% |
| 2022-07-01 | 2022-07-05 | 2022-07-08 | $0.0310 | +15.2% |
| 2022-06-01 | 2022-06-02 | 2022-06-07 | $0.0269 | +3.9% |
| 2022-05-02 | 2022-05-03 | 2022-05-06 | $0.0259 | −1.2% |
| 2022-04-01 | 2022-04-04 | 2022-04-07 | $0.0262 | +17.6% |
| 2022-03-01 | 2022-03-02 | 2022-03-07 | $0.0223 | −5.2% |
| 2022-02-01 | 2022-02-02 | 2022-02-07 | $0.0235 | −0.8% |
| 2021-12-16 | 2021-12-17 | 2021-12-22 | $0.0237 | +8.4% |
| 2021-12-01 | 2021-12-02 | 2021-12-07 | $0.0218 | +3.9% |
| 2021-11-01 | 2021-11-02 | 2021-11-05 | $0.0210 | +0.2% |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-10-04 | 2021-10-07 | $0.0210 | −7.7% |
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-02 | 2021-09-08 | $0.0227 | −0.3% |
| 2021-08-02 | 2021-08-03 | 2021-08-06 | $0.0228 | +7.0% |
| 2021-07-01 | 2021-07-02 | 2021-07-08 | $0.0213 | −1.8% |
| 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-02 | 2021-06-07 | $0.0217 | +6.9% |
| 2021-05-03 | 2021-05-04 | 2021-05-07 | $0.0203 | +5.5% |
| 2021-04-01 | 2021-04-05 | 2021-04-08 | $0.0192 | +3.3% |
| 2021-03-01 | 2021-03-02 | 2021-03-05 | $0.0186 | −9.6% |
| 2021-02-01 | 2021-02-02 | 2021-02-05 | $0.0206 | −4.1% |
| 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-18 | 2020-12-23 | $0.0215 | +2.1% |
| 2020-12-01 | 2020-12-02 | 2020-12-07 | $0.0210 | −4.7% |
| 2020-11-02 | 2020-11-03 | 2020-11-06 | $0.0221 | −4.1% |
| 2020-10-01 | 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-07 | $0.0230 | −9.9% |
| 2020-09-01 | 2020-09-02 | 2020-09-08 | $0.0255 | −5.9% |
| 2020-08-03 | 2020-08-04 | 2020-08-07 | $0.0271 | −5.2% |
| 2020-07-01 | 2020-07-02 | 2020-07-08 | $0.0286 | −10.8% |
| 2020-06-01 | 2020-06-02 | 2020-06-05 | $0.0321 | −3.8% |
| 2020-05-01 | 2020-05-04 | 2020-05-07 | $0.0333 | −10.8% |
| 2020-04-01 | 2020-04-02 | 2020-04-07 | $0.0374 | −0.1% |
| 2020-03-02 | 2020-03-03 | 2020-03-06 | $0.0374 | −8.0% |
| 2020-02-03 | 2020-02-04 | 2020-02-07 | $0.0407 | +2.5% |
| 2019-12-19 | 2019-12-20 | 2019-12-26 | $0.0397 | −1.4% |
| 2019-12-02 | 2019-12-03 | 2019-12-06 | $0.0402 | −1.9% |
| 2019-11-01 | 2019-11-04 | 2019-11-07 | $0.0410 | +1.0% |
| 2019-10-01 | 2019-10-02 | 2019-10-07 | $0.0406 | −4.7% |
| 2019-09-03 | 2019-09-04 | 2019-09-09 | $0.0426 | +0.6% |
| 2019-08-01 | 2019-08-02 | 2019-08-07 | $0.0424 | +2.1% |
| 2019-07-01 | 2019-07-02 | 2019-07-08 | $0.0415 | −9.8% |
| 2019-06-03 | 2019-06-04 | 2019-06-07 | $0.0460 | +2.1% |
| 2019-05-01 | 2019-05-02 | 2019-05-07 | $0.0450 | −1.1% |
| 2019-04-01 | 2019-04-02 | 2019-04-05 | $0.0456 | +9.0% |
| 2019-03-01 | 2019-03-04 | 2019-03-07 | $0.0418 | −9.1% |
| 2019-02-01 | 2019-02-04 | 2019-02-07 | $0.0460 | +15.2% |
| 2018-12-18 | 2018-12-19 | 2018-12-24 | $0.0399 | −8.9% |
| 2018-12-03 | 2018-12-04 | 2018-12-07 | $0.0438 | −0.6% |
| 2018-11-01 | 2018-11-02 | 2018-11-07 | $0.0441 | +6.6% |
| 2018-10-01 | 2018-10-02 | 2018-10-05 | $0.0414 | −4.7% |
| 2018-09-04 | 2018-09-05 | 2018-09-10 | $0.0434 | +1.9% |
| 2018-08-01 | 2018-08-02 | 2018-08-07 | $0.0426 | +8.0% |
| 2018-07-02 | 2018-07-03 | 2018-07-09 | $0.0394 | −7.3% |
| 2018-06-01 | 2018-06-04 | 2018-06-07 | $0.0425 | +9.9% |
| 2018-05-01 | 2018-05-02 | 2018-05-07 | $0.0387 | +0.8% |
| 2018-04-02 | 2018-04-03 | 2018-04-06 | $0.0384 | +9.4% |
| 2018-03-01 | 2018-03-02 | 2018-03-07 | $0.0351 | −3.9% |
| 2018-02-01 | 2018-02-02 | 2018-02-07 | $0.0365 | +0.5% |
| 2017-12-21 | 2017-12-22 | 2017-12-28 | $0.0363 | +3.0% |
| 2017-12-01 | 2017-12-04 | 2017-12-07 | $0.0352 | −1.9% |
| 2017-11-01 | 2017-11-02 | 2017-11-07 | $0.0359 | +4.8% |
| 2017-10-02 | 2017-10-03 | 2017-10-06 | $0.0343 | −2.1% |
| 2017-09-01 | 2017-09-06 | 2017-09-08 | $0.0350 | +1.0% |
| 2017-08-01 | 2017-08-03 | 2017-08-07 | $0.0347 | +3.5% |
| 2017-07-03 | 2017-07-06 | 2017-07-10 | $0.0335 | −1.1% |
| 2017-06-01 | 2017-06-05 | 2017-06-07 | $0.0339 | +3.9% |
| 2017-05-01 | 2017-05-03 | 2017-05-05 | $0.0326 | +8.0% |
| 2017-04-03 | 2017-04-05 | 2017-04-07 | $0.0302 | +9.5% |
| 2017-03-01 | 2017-03-03 | 2017-03-07 | $0.0276 | +8.9% |
| 2017-02-01 | 2017-02-03 | 2017-02-07 | $0.0253 | +7.1% |
| 2016-12-22 | 2016-12-27 | 2016-12-29 | $0.0236 | −15.7% |
| 2016-12-01 | 2016-12-05 | 2016-12-07 | $0.0280 | −3.5% |
| 2016-11-01 | 2016-11-03 | 2016-11-07 | $0.0290 | +2.7% |
| 2016-10-03 | 2016-10-05 | 2016-10-07 | $0.0283 | −2.9% |
| 2016-09-01 | 2016-09-06 | 2016-09-08 | $0.0291 | −2.3% |
| 2016-08-01 | 2016-08-03 | 2016-08-05 | $0.0298 | +0.2% |
| 2016-07-01 | 2016-07-06 | 2016-07-08 | $0.0298 | −6.4% |
| 2016-06-01 | 2016-06-03 | 2016-06-07 | $0.0318 | +6.2% |
| 2016-05-02 | 2016-05-04 | 2016-05-06 | $0.0299 | −1.3% |
| 2016-04-01 | 2016-04-05 | 2016-04-07 | $0.0303 | +5.1% |
| 2016-03-01 | 2016-03-03 | 2016-03-07 | $0.0289 | −5.0% |
| 2016-02-01 | 2016-02-03 | 2016-02-05 | $0.0304 | +9.6% |
| 2015-12-24 | 2015-12-29 | 2015-12-31 | $0.0277 | −2.6% |
| 2015-12-01 | 2015-12-03 | 2015-12-07 | $0.0285 | −2.7% |
| 2015-11-02 | 2015-11-04 | 2015-11-06 | $0.0293 | +3.2% |
| 2015-10-01 | 2015-10-05 | 2015-10-07 | $0.0284 | +0.7% |
| 2015-09-01 | 2015-09-03 | 2015-09-08 | $0.0281 | −0.5% |
| 2015-08-03 | 2015-08-05 | 2015-08-07 | $0.0283 | +6.8% |
| 2015-07-01 | 2015-07-06 | 2015-07-08 | $0.0265 | +32.1% |
| 2015-06-01 | 2015-06-03 | 2015-06-05 | $0.0200 | +0.2% |
| 2015-05-01 | 2015-05-05 | 2015-05-07 | $0.0200 | −18.5% |
| 2015-04-01 | 2015-04-06 | 2015-04-08 | $0.0245 | +8.0% |
| 2015-03-02 | 2015-03-04 | 2015-03-06 | $0.0227 | −21.4% |
| 2015-02-02 | 2015-02-04 | 2015-02-06 | $0.0289 | +12.3% |
| 2014-12-24 | 2014-12-29 | 2014-12-31 | $0.0258 | −4.7% |
| 2014-12-01 | 2014-12-03 | 2014-12-05 | $0.0270 | −0.1% |
| 2014-11-03 | 2014-11-05 | 2014-11-07 | $0.0271 | +17.3% |
| 2014-10-01 | 2014-10-03 | 2014-10-07 | $0.0231 | −7.8% |
| 2014-09-02 | 2014-09-04 | 2014-09-08 | $0.0250 | +2.2% |
| 2014-08-01 | 2014-08-05 | 2014-08-07 | $0.0245 | −0.3% |
| 2014-07-01 | 2014-07-03 | 2014-07-08 | $0.0246 | +5.4% |
| 2014-06-02 | 2014-06-04 | 2014-06-06 | $0.0233 | −7.2% |
| 2014-05-01 | 2014-05-05 | 2014-05-07 | $0.0251 | +4.1% |
| 2014-04-01 | 2014-04-03 | 2014-04-07 | $0.0241 | +12.4% |
| 2014-03-03 | 2014-03-05 | 2014-03-07 | $0.0215 | −8.1% |
| 2014-02-03 | 2014-02-05 | 2014-02-07 | $0.0233 | +7.4% |
| 2013-12-26 | 2013-12-30 | 2014-01-02 | $0.0217 | +9.4% |
| 2013-12-02 | 2013-12-04 | 2013-12-06 | $0.0199 | −3.3% |
| 2013-11-01 | 2013-11-05 | 2013-11-07 | $0.0206 | +17.3% |
| 2013-10-01 | 2013-10-03 | 2013-10-07 | $0.0175 | +4.6% |
| 2013-09-03 | 2013-09-05 | 2013-09-09 | $0.0168 | −6.3% |
| 2013-08-01 | 2013-08-05 | 2013-08-07 | $0.0179 | +18.7% |
| 2013-07-01 | 2013-07-03 | 2013-07-08 | $0.0151 | −8.1% |
| 2013-06-03 | 2013-06-05 | 2013-06-07 | $0.0164 | −36.3% |
| 2013-05-01 | 2013-05-03 | 2013-05-07 | $0.0257 | +26.7% |
| 2013-04-01 | 2013-04-03 | 2013-04-05 | $0.0203 | +22.4% |
| 2013-03-01 | 2013-03-05 | 2013-03-07 | $0.0166 | −11.3% |
| 2013-02-01 | 2013-02-05 | 2013-02-07 | $0.0187 | +14.8% |
| 2012-12-26 | 2012-12-28 | 2013-01-02 | $0.0163 | −50.8% |
| 2012-12-03 | 2012-12-05 | 2012-12-07 | $0.0331 | +10.5% |
| 2012-11-01 | 2012-11-05 | 2012-11-07 | $0.0300 | +57.2% |
| 2012-10-01 | 2012-10-03 | 2012-10-05 | $0.0191 | −4.0% |
| 2012-09-04 | 2012-09-06 | 2012-09-10 | $0.0199 | −3.7% |
| 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-03 | 2012-08-07 | $0.0206 | +2.4% |
| 2012-07-02 | 2012-07-05 | 2012-07-09 | $0.0201 | +6.6% |
| 2012-06-01 | 2012-06-05 | 2012-06-07 | $0.0189 | −6.6% |
| 2012-05-01 | 2012-05-03 | 2012-05-07 | $0.0202 | +33.4% |
| 2012-04-02 | 2012-04-04 | 2012-04-09 | $0.0152 | — |
Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.
GOVT dividend overview
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF pays monthly distributions made up of interest from the bonds it holds, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $0.83 per share, a yield of 3.75% at the latest close of $22.20. In 2025 it paid $0.8037 per share, up 11.3% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +18.1% a year and over ten years +9.9%.
The distribution yield looks back at income already paid. The yield to maturity of the bonds the fund holds today is 4.87%, which indicates what the portfolio earns from here if rates stay where they are; see the GOVT bond profile.
Related: GOVT chart, GOVT performance, GOVT bond profile, GOVT overview.
GOVT dividends FAQ
Does GOVT pay a dividend?
Yes. GOVT pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2012. The most recent was $0.0706 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 1, 2026, payable October 6, 2026.
What is the GOVT dividend yield?
GOVT paid $0.83 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 3.75% at the latest close of $22.20.
When is the next GOVT dividend?
The next monthly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around November 1, 2026.
How often does GOVT pay dividends?
GOVT pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.
How much did GOVT pay in dividends in 2025?
GOVT paid $0.8037 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.
How much income does 100 shares of GOVT pay?
100 shares of GOVT would have paid about $83 over the past 12 months, before tax.