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LQDBISharesINDEX

iShares BBB Rated Corporate Bond ETF

$82.16-0.11% vs prior close
828952-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Sep 30. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index, and the fund 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 fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
86.084.683.282.16DAILY NET FLOWMar 30May 29Jul 30Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET +$4M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned -5.7% so far this year. At 0.15% a year it is not the cheapest way in — GSIG has a reported fee of 0.14%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$58Massets under management
0.15%expense ratio · $15 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
4Kavg daily volume, 30 days
906holdings
2021listed May 18, 2021 · beta 0.16
The book at a glance
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CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1—FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY LLC0.42%———
2—AERCAP IRELAND CAPITAL DAC0.42%———
3—SANTANDER UK GROUP HOLDINGS PLC0.38%———
4—NOMURA HOLDINGS INC0.37%———
5—TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD0.37%———
6—FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY LLC (FXD0.37%———
7—BARCLAYS PLC0.36%———
8—TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD0.36%———
9—NOMURA HOLDINGS INC0.33%———
10—VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC0.30%———
11—GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY I0.29%———
12—DEUTSCHE BANK AG (NEW YORK BRANCH)0.28%———
13—FORD MOTOR COMPANY0.28%———
14—AERCAP IRELAND CAPITAL DAC / AERCA0.27%———
15—AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION0.26%———

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Sector weights
Corporates97.19%
Cash and/or Derivatives3.05%
Government Related0.05%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States89.51%
Canada2.86%
United Kingdom2.73%
Japan1.56%
Ireland1.16%
Germany0.77%
Spain0.49%
Brazil0.41%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.9%
1 month-2.4%
3 months-4.5%
6 months-4.3%
YTD-5.7%
1 year-6.5%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months+$4M
YTD+$13M
1 year+$17M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
5%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
5%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.5%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 0.6% of the book; the top ten carry 4%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 207 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against LQDB

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat LQDB on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.3B+$489M-12bp on fee · 283× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$122.8B+$2.3B-10bp on fee · 2132× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-11bp on fee · 411× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-11bp on fee · 322× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF0.05%$46B+$2B-10bp on fee · 798× the assets · +$2B in over the monthHead-to-head
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