iShares Global Government Bond USD Hedged Active ETF (GGOV)


Market Price (8/25/2026): $50.25

iShares Global Government Bond USD Hedged Active ETF (GGOV)


Market Price (8/25/2026): $50.25

Key Takeaways

  • GGOV has returned +2.5% YTD vs +12.3% for SPY, -0.4% for AGG; -0.5% over the past 12 months (SPY +19.3%, AGG +1.8%). details →
  • Over the past month, GGOV has seen net inflows of +$79M (+2.6% of assets). details →
  • Risk-adjusted returns trail AGG: 3-year Sharpe ratio of -0.8 vs -0.1. details →
  • GGOV is trading within 1.3% of its all-time high. details →
Last updated: 8/24/2026.

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Asset Allocation with GGOV

Risk Tolerance:
ConservativeModerateAggressive
Moderate — 55% equity / 25% bonds / 20% alternatives
10Y Return (ann.)
+11.5%
Volatility
10.2%
Sharpe
0.84
YTD
+9.9%
Modeled with monthly rebalancing to target weights; 10-year figures are annualized from monthly returns. Illustrative only — past performance is not indicative of future results.

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Top 20 Holdings for GGOV

Total Weights
Top 5: 9.2% | Top 10: 16.0% | Top 20: 23.9%

HoldingETF Weight
066922519BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY2.54%
CASH COLLATERAL USD RBCFT 12/31/20491.60%
91282CJF9TREASURY NOTE 4.88% 10/31/20281.79%
91282CJN2TREASURY NOTE 4.38% 11/30/20281.66%
91282CGZ8TREASURY NOTE 3.50% 04/30/20301.60%
91282CFY2TREASURY NOTE 3.88% 11/30/20291.54%
91282CFF3TREASURY NOTE 2.75% 08/15/20321.40%
912828ZQ6TREASURY NOTE 0.63% 05/15/20301.33%
91282CLQ2TREASURY NOTE 3.88% 10/15/20271.30%
91282CEP2TREASURY NOTE 2.88% 05/15/20321.23%
91282CPM7TREASURY NOTE 3.75% 11/30/20321.13%
91282CPY1TREASURY NOTE 4.00% 01/31/20330.96%
91282CPL9TREASURY NOTE 3.38% 11/30/20270.90%
91282CDY4TREASURY NOTE 1.88% 02/15/20320.88%
91282CNC1TREASURY NOTE 4.25% 05/15/20350.85%
91282CQG9TREASURY NOTE 3.88% 03/31/20310.82%
912810SQ2TREASURY BOND 1.13% 08/15/20400.79%
912810TA6TREASURY BOND 1.75% 08/15/20410.79%
91282CFZ9TREASURY NOTE 3.88% 11/30/20270.78%

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
GGOV Return-----3%3%0%
Peers Return-6%-16%7%-1%6%-0%-12%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%12%104%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
GGOV Win Rate----57%75% 
Peers Win Rate25%27%62%54%65%66% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%50% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
GGOV Max Drawdown------1% 
Peers Max Drawdown-7%-21%-7%-5%-3%-4% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-5%-25%-10%-8%-19%-9% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: BNDX, IAGG, BWX, IGOV.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 8/24/2026 (YTD)

Sharpe Ratios Compared

One measure of reward vs. risk is a Sharpe ratio. A higher ratio indicates better risk-adjusted returns. Most funds have Sharpe ratios < 1.0.

Ticker1Y3Y5Y
GGOV-0.73-0.83-0.83
Bond Top Results (3Y)   
USHY0.140.740.06
SHYG0.070.690.19
HYG0.050.660.01
JNK0.170.66-0.01
SPSB-0.540.46-0.49

Results as of 7312026.

How Low Can It Go

GGOV has limited trading history.

EventGGOVS&P 500
2025 US Tariff Shock
  % Loss -18.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven 23.1%
  Time to Breakeven 79 days
2024 Yen Carry Trade Unwind
  % Loss -7.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven 8.5%
  Time to Breakeven 18 days
Summer-Fall 2023 Five Percent Yield Shock
  % Loss -9.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven 10.5%
  Time to Breakeven 24 days
2023 SVB Regional Banking Crisis
  % Loss -6.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven 7.1%
  Time to Breakeven 31 days
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss -24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven 32.4%
  Time to Breakeven 427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss -33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven 50.9%
  Time to Breakeven 140 days

Compare to BNDX, IAGG, BWX, IGOV

In The Past

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GGOV has limited trading history.

EventGGOVS&P 500
2025 US Tariff Shock
  % Loss -18.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven 23.1%
  Time to Breakeven 79 days
2024 Yen Carry Trade Unwind
  % Loss -7.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven 8.5%
  Time to Breakeven 18 days
Summer-Fall 2023 Five Percent Yield Shock
  % Loss -9.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven 10.5%
  Time to Breakeven 24 days
2023 SVB Regional Banking Crisis
  % Loss -6.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven 7.1%
  Time to Breakeven 31 days
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss -24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven 32.4%
  Time to Breakeven 427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss -33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven 50.9%
  Time to Breakeven 140 days

Compare to BNDX, IAGG, BWX, IGOV

In The Past

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Current Dip Buy Opportunities Across ETFs

ETFs currently down 5% or more from trailing 6M peaks.

TickerNameDip %Mkt PricePrice DatePeak PricePeak Date# Days
MAGSRoundhill Magnificent Seven ETF-5.3%67.20824202670.945142026102
QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1-5.3%706.328242026746.16602202683
QQQMInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETF-5.3%290.818242026307.23602202683
IWFiShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF-6.0%121.048242026128.77601202684
VONGVanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF-5.8%124.668242026132.35601202684
IEMGiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-6.4%80.49824202686.00622202663
EEMiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-7.2%66.11824202671.21622202663
ASHRXtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF-9.0%33.93824202637.30622202663
EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETF-20.8%173.648242026219.20621202664
EWZiShares MSCI Brazil ETF-15.7%35.17824202641.734142026132
FXIiShares China Large-Cap ETF-8.1%35.55824202638.682232026182
ILFiShares Latin America 40 ETF-8.7%34.77824202638.104142026132
KWEBKraneShares CSI China Internet ETF-18.7%26.25824202632.282232026182
MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF-12.9%300.598242026345.22622202663
SPMOInvesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF-9.6%146.148242026161.66622202663
URAGlobal X Uranium ETF-21.6%45.69824202658.265062026110
BOTZGlobal X Funds Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF-15.3%35.25824202641.635132026103
ROBOROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF-11.5%79.97824202690.34602202683
LITGlobal X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF-15.9%77.03824202691.625112026105
ICLNiShares Global Clean Energy ETF-26.6%17.43824202623.75602202683
ARKQARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF-15.3%121.838242026143.82528202688
ARKXARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF-14.0%32.45824202637.74528202688
NASATema Space Innovators ETF-43.7%23.60824202641.89527202689
XOVREntrepreneurShares Series Trust ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF-6.0%20.07824202621.34706202649
AGIXKraneShares Artificial Intelligence ETF-10.9%44.00824202649.40601202684
VGTVanguard Information Technology ETF-7.3%116.428242026125.62602202683
XLKState Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF-9.2%180.058242026198.21602202683
XLCState Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF-5.7%112.328242026119.104192026127
XLUState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF-8.8%43.22824202647.403012026176
SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF-18.3%546.808242026668.91622202663
SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF-22.7%506.188242026655.01622202663
ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF-7.8%233.408242026253.2281620268
MISLFirst Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF-12.0%44.57824202650.663022026175
RINGiShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF-8.2%91.24824202699.423012026176
SOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF-21.9%89.938242026115.11622202663
TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-7.4%82.56824202689.153012026176
VGLTVanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF-6.2%53.05824202656.533012026176
SPTLState Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF-6.5%25.23824202626.993012026176
TLHiShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF-5.8%97.148242026103.083012026176
EDVVanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF-10.7%60.18824202667.423012026176
COMTiShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF-5.3%34.59824202636.53519202697
GSGiShares GSCI Commodity-5.8%30.01824202631.853182026159
GLDSPDR Gold Trust-12.9%426.698242026490.003022026175
IAUiShares Gold Trust-12.9%87.478242026100.383022026175
GLDMSPDR Gold MiniShares Trust-12.8%92.028242026105.543022026175
SGOLETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares-12.1%44.66824202650.813022026175
BARDirexion Daily Gold Bull 3X Shares-15.6%44.34824202652.533022026175
SLViShares Silver Trust-26.8%62.20824202684.993012026176
SIVRETFS Physical Silver Shares Trust ETF-6.6%83.39824202689.263012026176
PPLTETFS Physical Platinum Shares-20.8%17.00824202621.473012026176
CPERUnited States Copper Index Fund ETV-9.6%33.33824202636.883012026176
PALLETFS Physical Palladium Shares-24.3%24.63824202632.542242026181
USOUnited States Oil Fund LP-13.6%132.218242026152.96519202697
UNGUnited States Natural Gas Fund LP-22.2%10.15824202613.043122026165
BNOUnited States Brent Oil Fund LP ETV-7.1%55.85824202660.135042026112

ETF Fund Flows

Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.

Net fund flows · as of 2026-08-24

Asset allocation rotation · Past month

  • Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$56.0B), followed by Bond (+$19.2B), while Real Estate (−$229M) saw the largest outflows.
  • Within the mix, money rotated into US Nasdaq Growth (+$20.0B) and out of Broad Sector (−$3.0B).
  • Relative to fund size, CNEQ drew the largest inflow (+94.0% of AUM) and FTXL the largest outflow (−63.0%).
Largest inflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$22.22B+2.1%
2QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1Equity US Nasdaq Growth+$16.22B+3.4%
3GLDSPDR Gold SharesCommodity Gold+$5.69B+4.0%
4SGOViShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETFCash+$5.51B+5.4%
5SPYMState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$4.73B+2.8%
6TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETFBond Long Treasury+$4.58B+10.2%
7VTIVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFEquity US Total Market+$4.29B+0.6%
8QQQMInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETFEquity US Nasdaq Growth+$3.79B+3.7%
9SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFEquity Dividend Income+$3.73B+3.5%
10AVLVAvantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETFOther+$3.34B+18.1%
Largest outflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$14.58B-1.6%
2SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$6.18B-0.8%
3IEFiShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETFBond Intermediate Treasury-$4.11B-9.5%
4XLFState Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETFEquity Broad Sector-$1.53B-2.6%
5XLEState Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETFEquity Broad Sector-$1.02B-2.6%
6SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETFEquity Industry Subsector-$946M-2.2%
7DIAState Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF TrustEquity US Large Concentrated-$946M-2.0%
8EWZiShares MSCI Brazil ETFEquity Emerging Markets-$891M-10.1%
9FTXLFirst Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETFOther-$835M-63.0%
10VUGVanguard Morningstar Growth ETFEquity US Large Growth-$830M-0.4%

Largest ETF fund flows across ~2623 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.

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About GGOV

0Holdings Count: 658
Expense Ratio: 0.39%
Inception Date: 2025-06-25
iShares Global Government Bond USD Hedged Active ETF
The iShares Global Government Bond USD Hedged Active ETF endeavors to generate comprehensive returns that outperform the Bloomberg Global Treasury USD Hedged Index, after accounting for its various expenses.
Asset Class: Fixed Income | ETF Website

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Profile

GGOVBNDXIAGGBWXIGOVMedian
NameiShares Gl.Vanguard T.iShares Co.State Stre.iShares In. 
Asset ClassBondBondBondBondBond-
AUM ($ Bil)3.0122.611.41.31.63.0
Expense Ratio0.39%0.07%0.07%0.35%0.35%0.35%
10-D Avg Volume (Mil)1.134.611.730.490.441.13
Latest Day Volume (Mil)0.286.20-0.310.160.29
Holdings Count6584268,2031,441969969
Inception Date6/25/20255/31/201311/10/201510/2/20071/21/2009-

Fundamentals

GGOVBNDXIAGGBWXIGOVMedian
NameiShares Gl.Vanguard T.iShares Co.State Stre.iShares In. 
Net Asset Value5047.5649.7621.9341.4850.00
Premium/Discount0.2%0.3%0.1%0.1%-0.0%0.1%
Distribution Yield3.2%4.6%0.0%2.4%1.4%2.4%
Sales Yield------
Earnings Yield------

Valuation

GGOVBNDXIAGGBWXIGOVMedian
NameiShares Gl.Vanguard T.iShares Co.State Stre.iShares In. 
P/S (TTM)------
P/E (TTM)------
P/FCF (TTM)------
Forward P/E------
Forward P/S------

Risk

GGOVBNDXIAGGBWXIGOVMedian
NameiShares Gl.Vanguard T.iShares Co.State Stre.iShares In. 
Volatility (1Y)5.2%3.6%3.0%7.5%8.0%5.2%
Volatility (3Y)5.0%4.0%3.5%8.6%8.9%5.0%
Volatility (5Y)5.0%4.9%4.5%9.7%10.0%5.0%
Beta (1Y)0.050.130.110.260.280.13
Beta (3Y)0.040.050.050.080.110.05
Beta (5Y)0.040.050.050.150.170.05
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)-0.060.380.45-0.17-0.08-0.06
Sharpe Ratio (3Y)-0.011.081.270.280.350.35
Sharpe Ratio (5Y)-0.010.000.16-0.39-0.42-0.01
Max Drawdown (1Y)-4.7%-2.9%-2.3%-6.5%-6.4%-4.7%
Max Drawdown (3Y)-4.7%-2.9%-2.3%-10.2%-10.7%-4.7%
Max Drawdown (5Y)-4.7%-15.8%-13.5%-30.4%-32.4%-15.8%

Returns

GGOVBNDXIAGGBWXIGOVMedian
NameiShares Gl.Vanguard T.iShares Co.State Stre.iShares In. 
1M Return0.4%-0.0%0.1%2.6%2.5%0.4%
3M Return0.4%-0.1%-0.5%0.5%0.1%0.1%
6M Return2.4%-1.5%-1.4%-3.8%-3.2%-1.5%
YTD Return2.5%0.3%0.2%-1.4%-0.5%0.2%
1Y Return-0.4%1.3%1.4%-1.5%-1.0%-0.4%
2Y Return-4.5%4.9%-0.0%1.5%3.0%
3Y Return-13.5%14.1%6.4%8.6%11.0%

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date7312026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity0.2 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 715202628.9%
Average Daily Volume1.3 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1