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ISHG

GradeBNASDAQ Global Market

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF

Treasury & Government Bond · IShares · Inception 2009-01-20 · SEC filings

$74.37−0.52 (−0.69%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:19 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 50 prints from 74.89 to 74.37. Range 74.14 to 75.08. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$74.20$74.60$74.80$75.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.35%
Fund size
$868M
1Y return
−0.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.46%
Holdings
183
Volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$74.84
52W range
low $73.47high $77.72

The ETF.net ISHG Grade

B

60/ 100

Rank 4 of 6 in International Sovereign⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for ISHG. Scores out of 100: Cost 49, Risk 53, Mission 85, Tradability 54, Holdings 59, Durability 52. Strongest: Mission (85). Weakest: Cost (49). Leans toward Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 60 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    CScore 49
    Category rank4/6 · mid-pack

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 85
    Category rank4/6 · mid-pack

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 53
    Category rank3/6 · top 50%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 54
    Category rank3/6 · top 50%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 59
    Category rank4/6 · mid-pack

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 52
    Category rank5/6 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on ISHG

ETF.net Research

BForeign government bonds with the rate risk dialed down. ISHG holds developed-market sovereigns maturing in one to three years, in local currency, so the dollar's direction does more of the talking than the yield curve does.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index of non-U.S. developed-market government bonds with remaining maturities between one and three years.

Why people hold it

  1. 01The whole point is the short end: only non-US developed government bonds with one to three years left to run, which keeps interest-rate sensitivity modest.ishares.com
  2. 02Index rules do real work: investment-grade sovereigns only, US excluded, and each country capped at 21% of the index, so no single government runs away with it.research.ftserussell.com
  3. 03Running since 2009 under the iShares roof, spreading a couple hundred sovereign bonds across Japan, Europe and other developed issuers.
  4. 04Tracking has been tight: the fund has hugged its FTSE benchmark closely rather than drifting from it.

Worth knowing

  1. 01The bonds are local-currency and unhedged, so exchange-rate moves flow straight through. At these maturities, the yen and euro can matter more than the coupons.research.ftserussell.comishares.com
  2. 020.35% a year sits right at the median for international treasury funds, matching IGOV and BWX, so cost is not the tiebreaker here.
  3. 03It is a mid-size, moderately traded fund, not a headline name, and it pays out only once or twice a year rather than monthly.

ISHG Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 3:29 AM
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
183
Top-10 weight
15%
Largest holding
PORTUGAL (REPUBLIC OF) 2.13% 10/17/20282.1%

Geography

  • France9.87%
  • Japan8.65%
  • Germany8.44%
  • Italy8.11%
  • United Kingdom6.42%
  • Spain5.68%
  • South Korea4.64%
  • Austria4.61%
  • Other countries (14)43.58%

Developed 90% · Emerging 10% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 14.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—PORTUGAL (REPUBLIC OF) 2.13% 10/17/20282.06%159,726$18M5
002—PORTUGAL (REPUBLIC OF) 1.95% 06/15/20291.64%128,424$14M10
003—NETHERLANDS (KINGDOM OF) 0.75% 07/15/20281.59%125,880$14M10
004—AUSTRIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0.75% 02/20/20281.47%115,174$13M9
005—BELGIUM KINGDOM OF (GOVERNMENT) 0.80% 06/22/20281.47%115,623$13M9
006—AUSTRIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0.50% 02/20/20291.38%111,215$12M9
007—FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 2.75% 02/25/20291.37%106,050$12M11
008—FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.75% 05/25/20281.37%108,155$12M9
009—FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.75% 11/25/20281.30%104,546$11M9
010—ISRAEL (STATE OF) 2.25% 09/28/20281.30%342,460$11M10
011—FRANCE (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 2.75% 10/25/20271.28%97,383$11M9
012—AUSTRALIA (COMMONWEALTH OF) RegS 3.25% 04/21/20291.27%161,894$11M9
013—IRELAND (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 1.10% 05/15/20291.25%99,983$11M10
014—BELGIUM KINGDOM OF (GOVERNMENT) 0.90% 06/22/20291.25%100,833$11M9
015—UK CONV GILT RegS 4.38% 03/07/20281.23%80,410$11M12

Showing 1–15 of 198 holdings

ISHG Performance

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

ISHG$9,940
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. ISHG $9,940. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 ISHG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodISHG
Year to date−0.5%
1 month−1.7%
3 months+0.9%
1 year−0.6%
3 years+4.8%per year
5 years−0.6%per year
10 years−0.2%per year

As of the close, 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 ISHG
YearReturn barISHG
2026 YTD−0.5%
2025+13.3%
2024−4.1%
2023+3.8%
2022−11.0%
2021−7.1%
2020+7.5%

ISHG in the news

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ISHG 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 Sep 22, 2026.
1.46%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.09Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.09 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 6 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 21, 2017 $0.39; Dec 18, 2018 $1.43; Dec 16, 2021 $1.01; Dec 14, 2023 $0.13; Dec 18, 2024 $1.72; Dec 19, 2025 $1.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 19, 2025Dec 24, 2025$1.09
Dec 18, 2024Dec 23, 2024$1.72
Dec 14, 2023Dec 20, 2023$0.13
Dec 16, 2021Dec 22, 2021$1.01
Dec 18, 2018Dec 24, 2018$1.43
Dec 21, 2017Dec 28, 2017$0.39
Aug 3, 2015Aug 7, 2015$0.07
Dec 24, 2014Dec 31, 2014$0.10
Dec 1, 2014Dec 5, 2014$0.01
Nov 3, 2014Nov 7, 2014$0.02
Oct 1, 2014Oct 7, 2014$0.03
Sep 2, 2014Sep 8, 2014$0.03

ISHG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
7.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.02
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−21.4%
Trough Sep 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.
0.87
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.

ISHG Cost

Expense ratio0.35%
  • The middle half of International Sovereign funds
  • Median 0.35%

1 of the 6 International Sovereign funds charge less.

ISHG costs $35.00 a year on $10,000. The median International Sovereign fund costs $35.00.