

iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF
$19.00+0.02 (+0.11%)
- 0.07%
- $1.1B
- −1.1%
- 3.84%
- 0.4M sh
- $18.98
- low $18.91high $20.07
The ETF.net IBTK Grade
Score 71 out of 100
- 5 of 31
Score 71 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.B65 out of 100Rank 1 of 31Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 23Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C49 out of 100Rank 12 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 12 of 31Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B65 out of 100Rank 13 of 31Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A84 out of 100Rank 5 of 31
Our read on IBTK
AA single rung of a Treasury ladder in ETF form: IBTK owns only U.S. government bonds maturing in 2030, so it behaves more like one bond with an end date than an open-ended bond fund.
The fund seeks to follow an index made up of U.S. Treasury bonds that mature in 2030.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.07% a year against a 0.10% median for target-maturity bond funds. Cheap matters most where the underlying asset is plain Treasuries.
- Tracks the ICE 2030 Maturity US Treasury Index tightly, one of the cleaner implementations among the 126 target-maturity funds we cover.
- U.S. Treasuries only. No corporate credit in the basket, so what you get is government paper with a 2030 finish line.
- One rung in a stackable set: sibling IBTJ does the same job for 2029 at the same 0.07% fee, letting maturities be laddered year by year.
Worth knowing
- Built around one date. As 2030 approaches the bonds' remaining life shortens, so rate sensitivity fades and the fund starts acting like short-term paper.
- Before that date it still moves with rates. A defined maturity is not a defined price along the way.
- Moderately traded rather than heavily traded, a concentrated slice of the Treasury curve held by a couple dozen issues.
IBTK Holdings
- Bonds
- 28
- 53%
- Treasury Note 4.00% 02/28/2030
Sectors
- Treasuries100.0%
Geography
- United States100.00%
IBTK 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 | IBTK |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.6% |
| 1 month | −0.4% |
| 3 months | −1.3% |
| 1 year | −1.1% |
| 3 years | +4.3% |
| 5 years | −0.8% |
| 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 | IBTK |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.6% | |
| 2025 | +7.5% | |
| 2024 | +1.2% | |
| 2023 | +4.0% | |
| 2022 | −14.7% | |
| 2021 | −3.8% | |
| 2020 | −1.9% |
IBTK in the news
IBTK Dividends
- 3.84%
- $0.73
- $0.06 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
IBTK Risk
- 5.0%
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.
- −0.09
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.
- −18.5%
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.
- 0.88
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IBTK Cost
- The middle half of Defined-Maturity Treasury funds
- Median 0.07%
No Defined-Maturity Treasury fund charges less.
Other funds in Defined-Maturity Treasury
- AIBTJiShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +0.2%
- ABSGRInvesco Bulletshares 2027 Treasury Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return —
- AIBTLiShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return −1.9%
- AIBTOiShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return −3.2%
- BBSTSInvesco Bulletshares 2028 Treasury Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return —




