SYSBiShares Systematic Bond ETF
Tracks the investment results of the BlackRock Universal Systematic Bond Index.
By iShares · Launched 2015
Annual Cost
0.25%
#1,172 of 6,040 · low cost
Fund Size
$1.2B
#1,085 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
-0.5%
Track Record
11 years
#1,265 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$9,854-1.5%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
North americaStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
BlackRock Universal Systematic Bond Index
Holdings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 34.0% of funddiversified
BLACKROCK CASH FUNDS
7.8%
BlackRock Funds III
7.5%
United States Treasury
3.7%
United States Treasury
3.6%
United States Treasury
2.7%
United States Treasury
2.3%
United States Treasury
1.8%
United States Treasury
1.7%
United States Treasury
1.5%
United States Treasury
1.4%
Asset allocation
Bonds
93.5%
Cash
6.5%
Convertible
0.1%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
4.2%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-18.5%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.57Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.83Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Duration
4.5 years
Avg maturity
9.0 years
Credit ratings
US Government
31.9%
AA
49.6%
A
7.7%
BBB
23.5%
BB
10.3%
B
7.7%
Below B
1.0%
Other
0.2%
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE American, Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the investment results of the BlackRock Universal Systematic Bond Index.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in U.S. dollar-denominated bonds, including investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury securities, and agency mortgage-backed securities. Uses a representative sampling strategy to track the BlackRock Universal Systematic Bond Index, which allocates based on economic regime assessments and interest rate environments.
- Inception date
- February 24, 2015
- Fund family
- iShares
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Data updated on 2026-09-18