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LQDWiShares LQD Premium Income+ ETF

Get income4y track recordRanked #505 of 1,706 in this goal

Tracks the investment results of the Cboe LQD BuyWrite Index.

By iShares · Launched 2022

Annual Cost

0.34%

#1,567 of 6,040 · low cost

Fund Size

$320M

#2,027 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+2.1%

Track Record

4 years

#2,702 of 6,040 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,208+2.1%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Region

North america

Strategy

Option income

Index tracked

Cboe LQD BuyWrite Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 3 holdings = 100.0% of fundconcentrated

iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
99.9%
BLACKROCK CASH FUNDS TREASURY SL AGENCY SHARES
0.2%
Options Clearing Corp.
-0.1%

Asset allocation

Bonds
98.9%
Cash
20.8%
Convertible
0.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
4.1%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-9.2%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
-0.05Below average
Sortino (3Y)
-0.07Moderate downside risk

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the investment results of the Cboe LQD BuyWrite Index.
Strategy
Seeks to generate income by holding investment-grade corporate bonds while writing one-month call options. The strategy reflects a buy-write approach, utilizing U.S. dollar-denominated corporate bonds.
Inception date
August 18, 2022
Fund family
iShares

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Data updated on 2026-09-18