

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock today announced the planned termination of three 2026 iShares iBonds ETFs which possess the following timelines for trading, net-asset value (NAV) calculation and expected liquidation: Ticker Fund Name Exchange Last day of trading Final NAV calculation date Liquidation date IBHF iShares® iBonds® 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF Cboe BZX 12/15/26 12/15/26 12/18/26 IBDR iShares® iBonds® Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF NYSE Arca 12/15/26 12/15/26 12/18/26 IBTG.

The iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF (NYSEARCA:IBDR) offers retirees a 4.12% yield with an unusual feature: it's designed to liquidate in December 2026, returning investors' principal at maturity.

Individual corporate bonds typically require $1,000 minimum purchases and leave retail investors stuck with whatever credit quality and maturity dates they can access through their broker. Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSCQ) solves this by packaging investment-grade corporate bonds with a defined 2026 maturity into a single ETF trading around $19.60 per share, delivering... This 4% Bond ETF Matures in 2026, Then Returns Your Principal.

Investors have been embracing actively managed fixed income ETFs in 2024. So it is not surprising that the category is an area of focus for product development.

The sudden stop to markets induced by COVID-19 caused a substantial repricing of credit risk globally, and central banks, treasuries, and ministries of finance around the world responded unequivocally.

We downgrade investment grade credit to neutral and increase our overweight in high yield as we see volatility rising after a rally in risk assets.

We examine the effects of the crisis on the year-to-date liquidity of USD corporate bonds, as measured by the price liquidity ratio. The price liquidity ratio c

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