Fixed Income

GBF

iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF

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Overview

Why GBF?

1. Exposure to U.S. government and investment grade corporate bonds with remaining maturities of greater than 1 year

 

2. Targeted access to a specific segment of the domestic credit market, which includes Treasuries, government-related bonds, and corporate bonds

 

3. Use to seek stability and pursue income

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (GBF) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated government, government-related and investment-grade U.S. corporate bonds.
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Performance

Performance

  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund. 7.01 0.82 3.57 7.01 9.75 17.97 24.89 47.12 82.99
Market Price (%) Beginning August 10, 2020, market price returns are calculated using the closing price and account for distributions from the fund. Prior to August 10, 2020, market price returns were calculated using the midpoint price and accounted for distributions from the fund. The midpoint is the average of the bid-ask prices at 4:00 PM ET (when NAV is normally determined for most funds). 7.29 0.84 3.43 7.29 9.99 18.05 25.14 47.07 83.26
Benchmark (%) Index: Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index 7.21 0.87 3.71 7.21 10.02 18.65 26.08 49.86 86.54
After Tax Pre-Liq. (%) Return after taxes on distributions. Assumes fund shares have not been sold. 6.65 0.76 3.38 6.65 8.68 14.37 18.89 33.38 57.95
After Tax Post-Liq. (%) Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares. 4.15 0.48 2.11 4.15 5.74 12.01 16.08 29.32 51.08
  2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund. 0.05 2.77 3.84 -0.61 9.59
Market Price (%) Beginning August 10, 2020, market price returns are calculated using the closing price and account for distributions from the fund. Prior to August 10, 2020, market price returns were calculated using the midpoint price and accounted for distributions from the fund. The midpoint is the average of the bid-ask prices at 4:00 PM ET (when NAV is normally determined for most funds). -0.26 2.56 3.92 -0.48 9.41
Benchmark (%) Index: Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index 0.15 3.05 4.00 -0.42 9.71
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

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The Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including management fees and other expenses were deducted.

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted, and numbers may reflect small variances due to rounding. Standardized performance and performance data current to the most recent month end may be found in the Performance section.