iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF LQD
- Expense Ratio (TER) 0.14% · Excellent — keeps more returns in your pocket
- AUM (Fund Size) 33.11B · Large — good liquidity & low tracking error
- Distribution Yield 4.55% · Strong income distribution
- Diversification 1 holdings · Top-10 = 0.9% — well-diversified
- Long-Term Track Record 3Y avg +4.5%/yr · 5Y avg -0.7%/yr
- Annual Volatility 5.3% · Very Low
- Worst 1-Year Drawdown -3.3% · Resilient — contained loss periods
- Risk-Adjusted Return Sharpe 0.84 · Fair
Auto-generated from fund data and price history. Not investment advice — verify with the fund issuer's factsheet before investing.
About This Fund
The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index, and it will invest at least 90% of its assets in fixed income securities of the types included in the underlying index that the advisor believes will help the fund track the underlying index. The underlying index is designed to provide a broad representation of the U.S. dollar-denominated liquid investment-grade corporate bond market.
Investment Strategy & Highlights
- Theme: Tracks IG Corporates.
- Category: Corporate Bond · managed by iShares.
- Diversification: 1 top holdings reported; the top 10 positions account for 0.9% of the portfolio.
- Largest position: BlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency (XTSLA) at 0.91%.
- Geographic exposure: United States (0.9%) .
- Cost: Expense ratio of 0.14% — very low for this category.
- Income: Distributes a yield of approximately 4.55%.
- Track record: 3Y avg +4.46% · 5Y avg -0.69% per year.
- Trading: Listed on PCX, denominated in USD.
Curated from issuer disclosures, fund factsheets, and public market data. Figures are illustrative and not investment advice.
Key Facts
Performance Returns
Total price return over each window. 3Y/5Y use weekly close history; shorter windows use daily closes.
Risk & Volatility
Volatility = stdev of daily returns × √252. Sharpe-like = annualized mean / annualized vol (rf = 0%). Educational estimates from 1-year price history.
Technical Trend
Signal: Mildly bullish (50/200 in uptrend)
Computed from daily close history. SMA-50 above SMA-200 is the classic “golden cross” trend regime. RSI > 70 overbought · RSI < 30 oversold.
PROS
- Very low expense ratio (0.14%) — cost-efficient core holding.
- Large AUM (~$33.1B) — deep liquidity and tight spreads.
- Low volatility (~5% annualized).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from fund metrics.
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Top Holdings (1)
| # | Symbol / CUSIP | Name | Weight % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XTSLA | BlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency | +0.91% |
Top holdings as reported by the fund issuer; full list of constituents may not be available.
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