iShares Government Money Market ETF
$100.30+0.01 (+0.01%)
- 0.20%
- $192M
- +2.6%
- 3.79%
- 21.6K sh
- low $99.59high $100.55
The ETF.net GMMF Grade
B
Score 56 out of 100
- 46 of 78
Score 56 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.D38 out of 100Rank 42 of 78Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A80 out of 100Rank 63 of 67Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B68 out of 100Rank 1 of 75Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B55 out of 100Rank 31 of 78Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C42 out of 100Rank 60 of 77Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C45 out of 100Rank 50 of 78
Our read on GMMF
In short
BMoney market funds price once a day. GMMF puts one on an exchange: an iShares government cash strategy whose stated job is current income with liquidity and stability of principal, plus intraday trading.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks current income consistent with liquidity and stability of principal, while providing intraday exchange trading.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
GMMF Holdings
- Other
- 164
- 50%
- Treasury Bill
Sectors
- Government100.0%
Geography
- United States100.00%
GMMF Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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GMMF$10,263
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | GMMF |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +2.0% |
| 1 month | +0.3% |
| 3 months | +0.9% |
| 1 year | +2.6% |
| 3 years | |
| 5 years | |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | GMMF |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +2.0% | |
| 2025 | +3.7% |
GMMF in the news
GMMF Dividends
- 3.79%
- $3.80
- $0.07 per share
- Weekly
GMMF Risk
- 0.2%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- −2.54
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −0.1%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- −0.01
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
GMMF Cost
Overpaying vs XHLF, tied cheapest in Cash & Ultra-Short Income
$3,517
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
GMMF 0.20%
$4,155
XHLF 0.03% Tied cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | GMMF | XHLF | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $365 | $55 | $310 |
| 20 | $1,421 | $216 | $1,205 |
| 30 | $4,155 | $638 | $3,517 |
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