
iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF
$23.28+0.07 (+0.31%)
- 0.07%
- $76M
- −3.5%
- 4.89%
- 36.1K sh
- low $22.04high $25.58
The ETF.net IBGA Grade
Score 45 out of 100
- 16 of 31
Score 45 of 100 falls in the C 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.B65 out of 100Rank 1 of 31Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.F20 out of 100Rank 14 of 23Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D37 out of 100Rank 19 of 29Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B59 out of 100Rank 13 of 31Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D36 out of 100Rank 23 of 31Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A71 out of 100Rank 9 of 31
Our read on IBGA
In short
CThe far end of the iBonds Treasury ladder: every bond in the index matures in 2044, wrapped in a term fund that charges 0.07%. One maturity date, government paper, traded like a stock.
Stated mandate
The ETF is designed to follow an index made up of U.S. Treasury bonds whose maturity year is 2044.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
IBGA Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | IBGA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −2.3% |
| 1 month | +4.6% |
| 3 months | +0.7% |
| 1 year | −3.5% |
| 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 | IBGA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −2.3% | |
| 2025 | +6.1% | |
| 2024 | −2.5% |
IBGA in the news
IBGA Dividends
- 4.89%
- $1.14
- $0.11 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
IBGA Risk
- 9.5%
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.
- −0.28
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.
- −11.7%
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.
- 0.17
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.
IBGA Cost
Tied cheapest in Defined-Maturity Treasury
$1,480
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
IBGA 0.07%
$1,480
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | IBGA |
|---|---|
| 10 | $128 |
| 20 | $503 |
| 30 | $1,480 |
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