# iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Corporate ETF (IBDQ): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ibdq for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: IShares · Asset class: Fixed Income - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2015-03-11 The iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Corporate ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds maturing in 2025.This Fund is covered by U.S. Patent Nos. 8,438,100 and 8,655,770. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $25.12 | | Expense Ratio | 0.10% | | Assets Under Management | $2.28B | | NAV | $25.14 | | Holdings Count | 8 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $25.03 – $25.20 | | Beta | 0.17 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0847 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-01 - Pay date: 2025-12-04 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does IBDQ invest in? The iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Corporate ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds maturing in 2025.This Fund is covered by U.S. Patent Nos. 8,438,100 and 8,655,770. ### What is the expense ratio of IBDQ? iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Corporate ETF (IBDQ) charges an expense ratio of 0.10%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is the duration of IBDQ? Effective duration measures IBDQ's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. IBDQ's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of IBDQ? IBDQ's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of IBDQ? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from IBDQ if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. IBDQ's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### How big is IBDQ? iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Corporate ETF (IBDQ) manages $2.28B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Does IBDQ pay a dividend? iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Corporate ETF (IBDQ) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is —. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does IBDQ pay dividends? iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Corporate ETF pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is IBDQ's dividend yield? IBDQ's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is IBDQ's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for IBDQ was 2025-12-01. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will IBDQ's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.10% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does IBDQ charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from IBDQ's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does IBDQ cost more than a fund like VOO? IBDQ is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 0.10%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to IBDQ? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as IBDQ (0.10%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ibdq - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ibdq/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ibdq/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ibdq/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ibdq/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.