iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

Frequently Asked Questions About ISTB

What does ISTB invest in?

iShares Trust - iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. It invests in fixed income markets of global region. The fund primarily invests in U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate securities such as U.S. treasury bonds, government-related bonds, investment-grade and high yield U.S. corporate bonds, mortgage-backed pass-through securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities, Eurodollar bonds, and U.S. dollar-denominated emerging market bonds with remaining maturities between one and five years. It seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index and the Bloomberg U.S. Universal 1-5 Year Index, by using representative sampling technique. iShares Trust - iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF was formed on October 18, 2012 and is domiciled in the United States.

What is the expense ratio of ISTB?

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) charges an expense ratio of 0.06%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is ISTB's dividend yield?

ISTB's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.31%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

What is the duration of ISTB?

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

What is the credit quality of ISTB?

ISTB'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 ISTB?

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