LQDiShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

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Seeks to track the investment results of an index of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade corporate bonds.

By iShares · Launched 2002

Annual Cost

0.14%

#654 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$29.8B

#109 of 5,562 · large

Dividend YieldGoal

4.52%

Track Record

23 years

#159 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD

Growth of $10,000

$10,432+4.3%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Region

North america

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 7.6% of fund✓ well diversified

BlackRock Funds III

5.7%

BLACKROCK CASH FUNDS TREASURY SL AGENCY SHARES

0.5%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH CO/INBEV

0.2%

CVS HEALTH CORP

0.2%

PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER

0.2%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC

0.2%

T-MOBILE USA INC

0.2%

ABBVIE INC

0.2%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP

0.2%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC

0.1%

Asset allocation

Bonds

98.7%

Cash

1.3%

Convertible

0.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years

Volatility (1Y)

5.3%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown

-25.0%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

0.25Below average

Sortino (3Y)

0.36Moderate downside risk

Bond profile

Duration

4.7 years

Avg maturity

9.4 years

Credit ratings

AAA

1.0%

10.9%

47.1%

BBB

40.9%

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange: NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective: Seeks to track the investment results of an index of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade corporate bonds.
Strategy: Tracks the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index, a rules-based index of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds. The index is modified market-value weighted with a 3% cap on each issuer, providing broad representation of the liquid investment-grade corporate bond market.
Inception date: July 22, 2002
Fund family: iShares