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BYLDiShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF

Get income12y track recordRanked #249 of 1,622 in this goal

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 · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,579+5.8%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

Morningstar US Bond Market Yield-Optimized Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 103.5% of funddiversified 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+ years
Volatility (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