SGOV
etf54ConservativeiShares 0–3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
US Total Bond (T-Bills)
Snapshot
Holds ultra-short US Treasury bills — about as low-risk as investing gets. A cash-like parking spot for capital preservation and yield while you wait.
Long-Term Total Return
iDecade-scale view, dividends reinvested, vs. the S&P 500.
Growth of $10,000 invested at the start of the period, total return (price + reinvested dividends). Illustrative.
Risk Profile
iLower volatility, steadier — capital preservation and income.
2–5 Year Outlook
iHypothetical bear / base / bull scenarios — not a prediction.
Hypothetical 5-year scenarios for $10,000 invested today.
| Scenario | Annualized | Total return | $10,000 → |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull 7%/yr total return | +6.5%/yr | +37% | $13,701 |
| Base 3%/yr total return (≈ long-run trend) | +2.5%/yr | +13% | $11,314 |
| Bear -3%/yr total return | -2.5%/yr | -12% | $8,811 |
Projected from the fund's long-run total-return trend, widened by its volatility.
Fund Facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.09%Lower compounds to more wealth over decades
- 30-day yield
- 4.8%
- Holdings
- 15
- Turnover
- 0%Proxy for tax efficiency
- Tracking error
- 0.02%
- Structure
- Passive indexFund age 3y
Sector Exposure
- US T-Bills100%
Geographic Exposure
- United States100%
Moat Analysis
iNot a growth vehicle — its role is capital preservation: principal stability plus short-term yield, with almost no interest-rate or credit risk.
Risk Factors
What could impair the long-term thesis.
- Returns roughly track short-term rates — low long-run growth
- Loses purchasing power if inflation exceeds the yield
- Reinvestment risk if rates fall
Hypothetical Growth
What a past investment would be worth today.
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Forward Scenario Modeler
Project a starting investment across multi-decade horizons.
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Data as of 2025-12-31. Illustrative sample data for research & education — not live market data, and not a recommendation to buy or sell SGOV.