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Invesco Total Return Bond ETF

GTONYSE ArcaInvescoA

$45.29+0.02 (+0.04%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 45.27 to 45.29. Range 45.27 to 45.41. Use the arrow keys to read each point.45.3345.3545.3845.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.35%
Fund size
$2.57B
1Y total return
−0.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.94%
Holdings
1901
Avg volume · 30D
293K sh
52W range
low $44.42high $47.98
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net GTO Grade

A

Score 70 out of 100

Rank
33 of 116
Six-pillar profile for GTO. Scores out of 100: Cost 46, Risk 53, Mission 100, Tradability 85, Holdings 65, Durability 85. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Cost (46). Leans toward Mission.

Score 70 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 60 of 115
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 100
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 42 of 116
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A85 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 116
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 48 of 115
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A85 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 116

Our read on GTO

ETF.net Research

In short

AThe active take on the boring middle of your bond shelf: no index to hug, just a mandate to pull total return from income plus price gains. Priced at 0.35%, right about what the average bond ETF charges.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks maximum total return through a combination of income and capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  • Charges 0.35% a year, a shade under the typical fee in its bond category. Hands-on management usually asks for more than the category average.
  • Pays monthly, and the stated goal is maximum total return from income and capital appreciation, not yield alone.invesco.com
  • Spread across roughly 1,800 bonds, so no single issuer call dominates the portfolio.
  • Trading since 2016 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund with reasonable depth on screen, sitting in the upper half of its bond peer group.

Worth knowing

  • The index giants in this category (BND, SPAB, SCHZ) charge 0.03%. GTO costs roughly ten times that, and manager judgment is what the extra buys.
  • No declared index to track, so results ride on the team's duration and credit calls and can diverge from a plain aggregate-bond tracker in either direction.
  • Still a bond fund: rate moves and credit spreads set the ride, and a total-return mandate leaves room to lean into both.

GTO Performance

Launched Feb 10, 2016

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

GTO$9,986
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. GTO $9,986. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for GTO. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGTO
Year to date−0.7%
1 month+2.0%
3 months−0.4%
1 year−0.1%
3 yearsper year+6.0%
5 yearsper year−0.3%
10 yearsper year+2.5%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for GTO
YearReturn barGTO
2026 YTD−0.7%
2025+7.2%
2024+2.6%
2023+6.0%
2022−14.8%
2021−0.4%
2020+10.9%

GTO in the news

GTO Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
4.94%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.24Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.19 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 46 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jan 23, 2023 $0.16; Feb 21, 2023 $0.15; Mar 20, 2023 $0.16; Apr 24, 2023 $0.15; May 22, 2023 $0.15; Jun 20, 2023 $0.15; Jul 24, 2023 $0.17; Aug 21, 2023 $0.17; Sep 18, 2023 $0.15; Oct 23, 2023 $0.17; Nov 20, 2023 $0.17; Dec 18, 2023 $0.17; Jan 22, 2024 $0.17; Feb 20, 2024 $0.17; Mar 18, 2024 $0.18; Apr 22, 2024 $0.18; May 20, 2024 $0.18; Jun 24, 2024 $0.18; Jul 22, 2024 $0.17; Aug 19, 2024 $0.15; Sep 23, 2024 $0.17; Oct 21, 2024 $0.17; Nov 18, 2024 $0.16; Dec 23, 2024 $0.17; Jan 21, 2025 $0.17; Feb 24, 2025 $0.17; Mar 24, 2025 $0.19; Apr 21, 2025 $0.18; May 19, 2025 $0.18; Jun 23, 2025 $0.17; Jul 21, 2025 $0.18; Aug 18, 2025 $0.20; Sep 22, 2025 $0.21; Oct 20, 2025 $0.19; Nov 24, 2025 $0.19; Dec 22, 2025 $0.19; Jan 20, 2026 $0.18; Feb 23, 2026 $0.18; Mar 23, 2026 $0.18; Apr 20, 2026 $0.17; May 18, 2026 $0.18; Jun 22, 2026 $0.19; Jul 20, 2026 $0.19; Aug 24, 2026 $0.20; Sep 21, 2026 $0.19; Oct 19, 2026 $0.19. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 19, 2026Oct 23, 2026$0.19
Sep 21, 2026Sep 25, 2026$0.19
Aug 24, 2026Aug 28, 2026$0.20
Jul 20, 2026Jul 24, 2026$0.19
Jun 22, 2026Jun 26, 2026$0.19
May 18, 2026May 22, 2026$0.18
Apr 20, 2026Apr 24, 2026$0.17
Mar 23, 2026Mar 27, 2026$0.18
Feb 23, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.18
Jan 20, 2026Jan 23, 2026$0.18
Dec 22, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.19
Nov 24, 2025Nov 28, 2025$0.19

See all 128 payments⁠

$10,000 in GTO 10 years ago paid $3,685 in dividends.⁠

GTO Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.27
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−19.8%
Trough Oct 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.00
vs its asset-class index
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.

GTO Cost

Overpaying vs BKAG, cheapest in US Aggregate Bond

$7,126

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • GTO 0.35%

    $7,126

  • BKAG 0.00% Cheapest

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GTO 0.35%
  • BKAG 0.00%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530GTO $7,126BKAG $0

Year by year

YearGTOBKAGOverpaying
10$634$0$634
20$2,454$0$2,454
30$7,126$0$7,126

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