IGOV ETF — iShares International Treasury Bond ETF

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (IGOV)

Updated October 16, 2026.

IGOV is an ETF that tracks the FTSE World Government Bond Index - Developed Markets Capped Select Index. its distribution rate is 1.47%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.47%, its expense ratio is 0.35%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 92/100 (Safe). Total return is -0.8% over the past 17.7 years, 1141.5 points behind SPY at 1140.7%.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF is an ETF that tracks an index of investment-grade government bonds denominated in local currencies from developed markets outside the United States. The fund maintains a modest current distribution rate, with its latest payout marked as special and not necessarily recurring; it does not follow an established regular distribution schedule. At an expense ratio of 0.35%, it appeals to income and fixed-income investors seeking international government bond exposure.

IGOV performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -0.8% over the past 17.7 years, 1141.5 points behind SPY at 1140.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -5.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.9%.

IGOV key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

92 · Safe

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

01/21/2009

Expense ratio

0.35%

Distribution rate

1.47%

Trailing yield

1.47%

Last close

$40.05 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,301,140,323

Average volume

79841.0

Dividend

$0.587

Ex-dividend date

12/19/2025

Payment date

12/24/2025

Beta

1.35

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.47%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.47%) 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 or company page; Fact sheet; Index: FTSE World Government Bond Index - Developed Markets Capped Select Index; 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.

IGOV risks and drawbacks

IGOV'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 7.9%.

Who may consider IGOV — and who may not

IGOV may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. 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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