iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF

Frequently Asked Questions About MEAR

What does MEAR invest in?

The iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF aims to optimize the generation of income that is not subject to taxation.

What is the expense ratio of MEAR?

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF (MEAR) charges an expense ratio of 0.26%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is MEAR's dividend yield?

MEAR's trailing-twelve-month yield is 2.86%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

What is the duration of MEAR?

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

What is the credit quality of MEAR?

MEAR'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 MEAR?

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