

iShares iBonds Dec 2056 Term Treasury ETF
$22.66+0.10 (+0.44%)
- 0.07%
- $41M
- 0M sh
- $22.53
- low $22.21high $25.28
The ETF.net IBGM Grade
Score 38 out of 100
- 24 of 31
Score 38 of 100 falls in the D 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.F22 out of 100Rank 29 of 29Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D35 out of 100Rank 25 of 31Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D29 out of 100Rank 30 of 31Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C52 out of 100Rank 14 of 31
Our read on IBGM
DA Treasury fund with a finish line: it tracks bonds maturing in 2056, so it acts like one rung of a ladder instead of rolling its maturities forever. Priced cheaply for the category, and long enough to feel every move in long-term rates.
The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. Treasury bonds maturing in 2056. Its defined maturity is consistent with bond-ladder construction and interest-rate-risk management.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.07% a year, less than half the typical fee in its long-Treasury group and cheaper than iShares' own TLT at 0.15%.
- Peers like VGLT and TLT roll their holdings forever. This one aims at a single 2056 maturity, which is what makes ladder-style, rung-by-rung building possible.
- Treasuries only. The risk you are taking is interest rates, not corporate credit.
Worth knowing
- A 2056 maturity sits at the far end of the curve, where modest moves in long-term yields turn into large price swings.
- Launched in 2026 and still small and thinly traded, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than at the category's giants.
- Income arrives quarterly, not monthly, which matters if you are timing cash flows.
IBGM Holdings
- Bonds
- 4
- 100%
- Treasury Bond (Old) 5.00% 05/15/2056
Sectors
- Treasuries100.0%
Geography
- United States100.00%
IBGM 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 12, 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 | IBGM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | −3.1% |
| 3 months | −6.4% |
| 1 year | — |
| 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 | IBGM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −6.9% |
IBGM in the news
IBGM Dividends
- $0.10 per share
- Monthly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
IBGM Risk
- —
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.
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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.
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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.
- 0.06
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IBGM Cost
- The middle half of Defined-Maturity Treasury funds
- Median 0.07%
No Defined-Maturity Treasury fund charges less.
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