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Treasury ETF Charts

Historical Treasury ETF Performance

Compare historical price performance for Treasury ETFs such as SGOV, BIL, SHY, VGSH, IEI, IEF, and TLT.

Use the chart to see how short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term Treasury ETFs have moved over time. This chart uses ETF market price history and may not include dividends or distribution reinvestment.

ETF price history note

Treasury ETF distributions can materially affect total return. The chart below is best used to understand price movement, not complete after-dividend performance.

Treasury ETF performance chart

Normalized growth of $10,000 based on ETF closing prices.

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Data note: this chart uses ETF closing price history from the market data provider. It may not include dividend or distribution reinvestment.

Summary

ETF Category First date Latest date First close Latest close Price return
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How to read this chart

Short-term Treasury ETFs such as SGOV and BIL usually move less because they hold very short-maturity Treasury bills. Longer-term Treasury ETFs such as IEF and TLT can move more because they are more sensitive to interest-rate changes.

When interest rates rise, longer-duration Treasury ETF prices may fall. When interest rates decline, longer-duration Treasury ETF prices may rise.

Treasury ETFs vs buying T-Bills directly

Treasury ETFs trade throughout the day and can be easier to buy and sell inside a brokerage account. Individual Treasury bills, when held to maturity, have a known maturity value.

If you want to estimate an individual Treasury bill return, use the T-Bill Calculator. If you want to compare safe cash alternatives, use the Alternatives page.

Historical Treasury ETF FAQ

No. This chart uses Treasury ETF closing price history and may not include dividends or distribution reinvestment. Treasury ETF income distributions can materially affect total return.

Long-term Treasury ETFs usually have higher duration, which means their prices are more sensitive to interest-rate changes. Short-term Treasury ETFs such as SGOV and BIL usually move less because they hold very short-maturity Treasury bills.

A Treasury ETF trades on the market and can fluctuate in price. An individual Treasury bill held to maturity has a known maturity value, subject to Treasury payment and settlement details. ETFs may be easier to trade, while individual T-Bills can be better for a specific maturity date.

SGOV and BIL are both short-term Treasury ETF options, but they may track different indexes, hold slightly different bill maturities, and have different expense ratios, yields, and trading behavior. This page helps compare their historical market price movement.

TLT holds long-term Treasury bonds. Long-term bond prices can fall when interest rates rise because newer bonds may offer higher yields. That price sensitivity is much larger for long-term Treasury ETFs than for ultra-short Treasury bill ETFs.

Use this chart as a research starting point. It can help you see how different Treasury ETF categories behaved historically, but it does not replace reviewing the fund’s yield, duration, expense ratio, tax treatment, liquidity, and whether the ETF fits your cash needs.