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SLQDiShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Get income12y track recordRanked #84 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds with remaining maturities of less than five years.

By iShares · Launched 2013

Annual Cost

0.06%

#308 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$2.3B

#672 of 5,562 · large

Dividend YieldGoal

4.28%

Track Record

12 years

#1,125 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,408+4.1%

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

Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade 0-5 Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 7.4% of fundwell diversified

BlackRock Funds III
5.0%
BLACKROCK CASH FUNDS TREASURY SL AGENCY SHARES
0.9%
T-MOBILE USA INC
0.2%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP
0.2%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
0.2%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP
0.2%
BOEING CO
0.2%
ABBVIE INC
0.2%
CVS HEALTH CORP
0.2%
BOEING CO
0.2%

Asset allocation

Bonds
95.9%
Cash
4.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
1.5%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-12.7%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.88Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.32Good downside protection

Bond profile

Duration

4.1 years

Avg maturity

9.9 years

Credit ratings

AAA
0.4%
AA
9.1%
A
48.7%
BBB
41.8%

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds with remaining maturities of less than five years.
Strategy
Tracks the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade 0-5 Index, which reflects the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade corporate bonds maturing between zero and five years. Uses representative sampling to manage the Fund and aims to keep portfolio turnover low.
Inception date
October 15, 2013
Fund family
iShares

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Data updated on 2026-06-19