BYLDiShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF
Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of underlying fixed income funds.
By iShares · Launched 2014
Annual Cost
0.13%
#636 of 5,562 · low cost
Fund Size
$450M
#1,653 of 5,562 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
5.34%
Track Record
12 years
#1,177 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,579+5.8%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
North americaStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
Morningstar US Bond Market Yield-Optimized Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 103.5% of fund✓ diversified through underlying funds
iShares Trust
20.1%
iShares Trust
11.4%
iShares, Inc.
10.1%
BlackRock Funds III
10.1%
iShares Trust
10.0%
iShares Trust
10.0%
iShares Trust
9.6%
iShares Trust
8.7%
iShares GNMA Bond ETF
8.0%
iShares Trust
5.5%
Asset allocation
Bonds
94.1%
Cash
5.7%
Preferred
0.1%
Convertible
0.1%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
3.8%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-14.8%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.63Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.91Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Credit ratings
US Government
16.0%
AAA
2.9%
AA
22.8%
A
19.8%
BBB
21.6%
BB
18.7%
B
10.3%
Below B
3.4%
Other
0.4%
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of underlying fixed income funds.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in underlying iShares ETFs that track the Morningstar U.S. Bond Market Yield-Optimized Index. The Fund aims for current income while maintaining long-term capital appreciation.
- Inception date
- April 22, 2014
- Fund family
- iShares
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Data updated on 2026-06-19