iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Frequently Asked Questions About IGSB

What does IGSB invest in?

The iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF is designed to replicate the performance of an underlying index. This index consists of high-quality corporate debt securities, which are denominated in U.S. dollars and have remaining maturities ranging from one to five years.

What is the expense ratio of IGSB?

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (IGSB) charges an expense ratio of 0.04%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is IGSB's dividend yield?

IGSB's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.67%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

What is the duration of IGSB?

Effective duration measures IGSB's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. IGSB's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

What is the credit quality of IGSB?

IGSB'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 IGSB?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from IGSB if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. IGSB'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.