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GBF
iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF

Price: $125.89
Change: $0.3 (0.0%)
Category: Total Bond Market
Last Updated:

Vitals

Investment Themes

Trading Data

Open - Volume -
Day Lo - Day Hi -
  • Open
  • Volume
  • Day Lo
  • Day Hi
  • 52 Week Lo $110.30
  • 52 Week Hi $127.55
  • AUM $188.2 M
  • Shares 1.5 M

Analyst Report

This ETF offers broad-based exposure to investment grade U.S. bonds, making GBF a building block for any investor constructing a balanced long-term portfolio as well as a potentially attractive safe haven for investors pulling money out of equity markets. While GBF can potentially be a one stop shop for fixed income exposure, a close look at the composition of this fund is advised. Many may find the significant allocations to MBS and Treasuries somewhat insufficient for their return objectives; increased corporate bond exposure through LQD may result in a better balance and more attractive return. While GBF includes hundreds of individual securities, this ETF actually only holds a fraction of the bonds that make up the underlying benchmark; the sampling strategy employed avoids illiquid issues, but may lead to tracking error. GBF has reasonable levels of liquidity-- there are more liquid options out there-- but the expense ratio for this fund is pretty low and is among the lowest in the Category. However, for investors looking to avoid compounding costs and tracking error, the broad-based BND may be a better option for U.S. fixed income exposure.

Historical Trading Data

  • 1 Month Avg. Volume 7,230
  • 3 Month Avg. Volume 49,142

Alternative ETFs in the Total Bond Market Category

Type Symbol Expense Ratio Assets Avg. Daily Vol YTD Return
Cheapest BKAG 0.00% $50.6 M 10,622
Largest (AUM) AGG 0.05% $83.1 B 5 M 7.24%
Most Liquid (Volume) AGG 0.05% $83.1 B 5 M 7.24%
Top YTD Performer BLV 0.07% $5.6 B 540,034 15.81%

Top 15 Holdings

Concentration Analysis

This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

1146
Number of Holdings
10.55%
% Assets in Top 10
14.00%
% Assets in Top 15
30.81%
% Assets in Top 50
 
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Number of Holdings
1146
Rank
23 of 92
Low
SNLN (1)
High
BND (18331)
% Assets in Top 10
10.55%
Rank
8 of 90
Low
SCHZ (5.50%)
High
RISE (367.06%)
% Assets in Top 15
14.00%
Rank
83 of 90
Low
SCHZ (6.93%)
High
RISE (367.06%)
% Assets in Top 50
30.81%
Rank
79 of 90
Low
SCHZ (15.34%)
High
RISE (367.06%)

 
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Sector Breakdown

Asset Percentage
Federal/Central debt 56.24%
Corporate debt 41.09%
ETF Cash Component 1.58%
Municipal debt 1.09%
Bond Sector Percentage
Government/Treasury 52.55%
Corporate 41.09%
Agency 3.01%
ETF Cash Component 1.58%
Municipal 1.09%
Provincial 0.67%
Maturity Percentage
Less Than 1 Year 0.0%
1-3 Years 25.48%
3-5 Years 20.91%
5-7 Years 10.65%
7-10 Years 12.41%
10-15 Years 3.19%
15-20 Years 4.7%
20-30 Years 19.35%
30+ Years 1.72%
ETF Cash Component 1.58%
 
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Asset Percentage
Federal/Central debt 56.24%
Corporate debt 41.09%
ETF Cash Component 1.58%
Municipal debt 1.09%
 
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GBF Valuation

This section shows how the P/E multiple of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

P/E Ratio
No Ranking Available
Rank
N/A
Low
NEAR (4.04)
High
PCEF (22.67)

GBF Dividend

This section shows how the dividend yield of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

Dividend
$0.13
Dividend Date
2020-11-02
Annual Dividend Rate
$2.27

$0.13
Dividend
2020-11-02
Dividend Date
$2.27
Annual Dividend Rate
Annual Dividend Yield
1.81%
Rank
71 of 89
Low
EVLMC (0.07%)
High
PCEF (7.87%)

GBF Fund Flows

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5 Day Net Flows: 0 1 Month Net Flows: 0 3 Month Net Flows: -87.23 M 6 Month Net Flows: 26.69 M 1 Year Net Flows: 63.17 M 3 Year Net Flows: 30.57 M 5 Year Net Flows: -114.17 M 10 Year Net Flows: 16.13 M

Realtime Rating

The adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for GBF on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Total Bond Market with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETFdb Pro. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.

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Metric Metric Realtime Rating A+ Metric Rated ETF
Liquidity B n/a
Expenses B+ n/a
Performance
Volatility
Dividend
Concentration

A+ Overall Rated ETF:

GBF Expenses & Fees

This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to peers in the same ETFdb.com Category.

Expenses Ratio Analysis

ETF Average
0.534%
ETF Wtd. Average
-0.13%
Category Average
0.42%
Expense Ratio
0.20%
Rank
27 of 91
Low
BND (0.04%)
High
MCEF (2.59%)
ESG Themes and Scores
6.1/10
ESG Score
52.93%
Global Percentile
88.51%
Peer Percentile
Environmental
Social
Governance
  • Environmental Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Environmental Impact (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Environment Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      1.28%
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Carbon Intensity
    • Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e / $M Sales)
      297.05
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Fossil Fuel Reserves
    • Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • High Impact Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Water Stress
    • Water Stress High Risk Business Segment (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress High Risk Geography (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Moderate (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure High (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Low (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Energy Efficiency
    • Revenue Exposure to Energy Efficiency (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Alternative Energy
    • Revenue Exposure to Alternative Energy (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Green Building
    • Revenue Exposure to Green Building (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Pollution Prevention
    • Revenue Exposure to Pollution Prevention (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Water Sustainability
    • Revenue Exposure to Water Sustainability (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
  • Social Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Social Impact (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      1.28%
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • SRI Exclusion Criteria (%)
      4.65%
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Affordable Real Estate
    • Revenue Exposure to Affordable Real Estate (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Education
    • Revenue Exposure to Education (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Major Disease Treatment
    • Revenue Exposure to Major Disease Treatment (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Healthy Nutrition
    • Revenue Exposure to Nutrition (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Global Sanitation
    • Revenue Exposure to Sanitation (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    SME Finance
    • Revenue Exposure to SME Finance (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Human Rights Violations
    • Human Rights Norms Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Human Rights Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Human Rights Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Labor Rights Violations
    • Labor Norms Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Labor Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Labor Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Customer Controversies
    • Severe Customer Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    UN Principles Violations
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Catholic Values
    • Catholic Values Fail (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Sharia Compliant Investing
    • Islamic Non-Compliant (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Adult Entertainment
    • Adult Entertainment Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Alcohol
    • Alcohol Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Gambling
    • Gambling Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Nuclear Power
    • Nuclear Power Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Tobacco
    • Tobacco Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Weapons Involvement
    • Weapons Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Controversies Weapons Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Firearms
    • Civilian Firearms Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Retailer (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Producer (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Predatory Lending
    • Direct Predatory Lending Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    GMO Involvement
    • Genetic Engineering Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
  • Responsible Governance Score
    • Severe Governance Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Flag
    • Board Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Independence
    • Lack of Independent Board Majority (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (0-25%) (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (25-50%) (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (50-75%) (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (75-100%) (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Board Diversity
    • No Female Directors (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Three OR More Female Directors (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    • Females Represent 30% of Directors (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Entrenched Board
    • Entrenched Board (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Overboarding
    • Overboarding (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Shareholder Rights
    • Negative Director Votes (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Ownership AND Control Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • One Share One Vote (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Annual Director Elections (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Does Not Use Majority Voting (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Significant Votes Against Pay Practices (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Fund Ownership
    • Controlling Shareholder (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Controlling Shareholder Concerns (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Cross Shareholdings (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Poison Pill
    • Poison Pill (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Executive Compensation
    • Pay Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Pay Performance Link (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Lack of Internal Pay Equity (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Executive Pay Non-Disclosure (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Accounting Flags
    • Accounting Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score

GBF Performance

This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peer group ETFdb.com Category.

0.02%
1 Week Return
1.38%
4 Week Return
0.79%
13 Week Return
1.92%
26 Week Return
8.39%
Year to Date Return
8.05%
1 Year Return
18.18%
3 Year Return
23.85%
5 Year Return
 
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1 Week Return
0.02%
Rank
52 of 82
Low
RISE (-1.60%)
High
PCEF (1.70%)
4 Week Return
1.38%
Rank
30 of 91
Low
RISE (-0.89%)
High
PCEF (10.82%)
13 Week Return
0.79%
Rank
42 of 90
Low
RISE (-0.89%)
High
PCEF (5.87%)
26 Week Return
1.92%
Rank
48 of 87
Low
RISE (-2.52%)
High
PCEF (14.75%)
Year to Date Return
8.39%
Rank
10 of 85
Low
RISE (-13.17%)
High
BLV (15.81%)
1 Year Return
8.05%
Rank
13 of 84
Low
RISE (-11.69%)
High
ILTB (14.35%)
3 Year Return
18.18%
Rank
9 of 61
Low
RISE (-14.29%)
High
ILTB (32.88%)
5 Year Return
23.85%
Rank
11 of 37
Low
RISE (-14.66%)
High
BLV (53.34%)

 
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GBF Price and Volume Chart

GBF Technicals

Volatility Analysis

This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

 
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5 Day Volatility
13.58%
Rank
56 of 91
Low
AGGY (0.54%)
High
PCEF (207.29%)
20 Day Volatility
4.55%
Rank
13 of 91
Low
OPER (0.07%)
High
BLV (12.10%)
50 Day Volatility
3.83%
Rank
17 of 91
Low
OPER (0.10%)
High
PCEF (11.40%)
200 Day Volatility
3.73%
Rank
17 of 88
Low
OPER (0.11%)
High
WINC (13.59%)
Beta
0.15
Rank
23 of 90
Low
AGZ (-0.06)
High
PCEF (0.75)
Standard Deviation
3.50%
Rank
3 of 84
Low
AFIF (0.09%)
High
BLV (5.47%)

 
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Technicals

  • 20 Day MA $125.11
  • 60 Day MA $125.11
  • MACD 15 Period 0.68
  • MACD 100 Period 0.40
  • Williams % Range 10 Day 9.46
  • Williams % Range 20 Day 5.44
  • RSI 10 Day 65
  • RSI 20 Day 58
  • RSI 30 Day 56
  • Ultimate Oscillator 57

Bollinger Brands

  • Lower Bollinger (10 Day) $124.85
  • Upper Bollinger (10 Day) $126.15
  • Lower Bollinger (20 Day) $123.98
  • Upper Bollinger (20 Day) $126.25
  • Lower Bollinger (30 Day) $123.93
  • Upper Bollinger (30 Day) $126.04

Support & Resistance

  • Support Level 1 $125.72
  • Support Level 2 $125.56
  • Resistance Level 1 $125.98
  • Resistance Level 2 $126.06

Stochastic

  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (1 Day) 62.28
  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (5 Day) 68.35
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (1 Day) 56.57
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (5 Day) 71.61

Fact Sheet

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