IBTG ETF — iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (IBTG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

IBTG is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 3.67%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.86%, its expense ratio is 0.07%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 7.8% over the past 6.6 years, 175.5 points behind SPY at 183.3%.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF is a fixed-income fund that tracks an index of U.S. Treasury securities scheduled to mature between January and December 2026, holding at least 80% of assets in these component securities. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate with monthly distributions and a very low expense ratio of 0.07%. It appeals to income investors seeking Treasury exposure with a defined maturity date and predictable cash flows.

IBTG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 7.8% over the past 6.6 years, 175.5 points behind SPY at 183.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 3.6%.

IBTG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.56%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

02/25/2020

Expense ratio

0.07%

Distribution rate

3.67%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

3.86%

Last close

$22.86 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,934,004,084

Average volume

364815.0

Dividend

$0.06999

Ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Payment date

10/06/2026

Beta

0.2

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.67%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.86%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

IBTG risks and drawbacks

IBTG's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window.

Who may consider IBTG — and who may not

IBTG may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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