iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index. The LQD ETF contains 2429 constituents. It is focused on holdings in the region.
Price $99.20 as of 2022-10-20Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 3.28% |
| Expense ratio | 0.14% |
| Average spread | 0.01% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.15% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -3.6% | -2.1% | -2.9% | -6.7% | 1.9% | -3.6% | 4.4% | -4.4% | -6.0% | -2.9% | -25.9% | ||
| 2021 | -1.8% | -2.3% | -1.5% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 2.2% | 1.4% | -0.3% | -1.5% | 0.5% | -0.1% | -0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | 1.1% | -6.3% | 4.8% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.1% | -1.8% | -0.4% | -0.5% | 3.8% | 0.2% | 11.0% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -0.2% | 2.9% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 3.9% | -0.8% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 16.3% |
| 2018 | -1.2% | -2.2% | 0.6% | -1.6% | 0.5% | -0.5% | 1.3% | 0.0% | -0.1% | -2.0% | -0.4% | 1.9% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | 1.3% | -0.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | -0.0% | 0.2% | -0.1% | 1.2% | 6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | 1.1% | 3.6% | 1.6% | -0.5% | 3.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | -0.3% | -1.5% | -3.2% | 0.8% | 6.2% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -1.4% | 0.2% | -1.2% | -1.1% | -1.9% | 0.8% | -0.8% | 1.2% | 0.6% | -0.2% | -1.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | 1.1% | -0.0% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.0% | -0.3% | 2.0% | -1.7% | 1.2% | 0.9% | -0.0% | 8.0% |
| 2013 | -1.3% | 1.1% | -0.0% | 2.2% | -3.2% | -3.3% | 1.1% | -1.0% | 0.7% | 1.8% | -0.1% | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | 1.6% | -1.4% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 3.5% | -0.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% | -0.7% | -0.3% | 9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | 1.1% | -0.5% | 2.5% | 1.3% | -0.8% | 2.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2.5% | -3.2% | 3.5% | 9.5% |
| 6.0% | 0.1% | -5.7% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 2.0% | 20.1% | -1.3% | -7.5% | 1.7% | -2.8% | 6.8% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 2.50 | |||
| 2021 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 2.79 | |
| 2020 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 3.39 | |
| 2019 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 3.87 | |
| 2018 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 3.79 | |
| 2017 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 3.52 | |
| 2016 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 3.59 | |
| 2015 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 3.64 | |
| 2014 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 3.73 | |
| 2013 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 4.03 | |
| 2012 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 3.90 | ||
| 2011 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 4.61 | |
| 0.00 | 4.04 | 4.10 | 4.03 | 4.01 | 4.08 | 4.05 | 3.97 | 4.01 | 4.06 | 3.35 | 3.65 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| BlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency Shares | 1.27% |
| GE Capital International Funding Co. 4.418% 15-NOV-2035 | 0.36% |
| Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC 4.9% 01-FEB-2046 | 0.31% |
| CVS Health Corporation 5.05% 25-MAR-2048 | 0.27% |
| CORPORATE BOND | 0.24% |
| AT&T Inc. 3.5% 15-SEP-2053 | 0.20% |
| AT&T Inc. 3.55% 15-SEP-2055 | 0.20% |
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 6.75% 01-OCT-2037 | 0.20% |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. 3.875% 15-APR-2030 | 0.19% |
| Wells Fargo & Company 5.013% 04-APR-2051 | 0.19% |
| Boeing Company 5.805% 01-MAY-2050 | 0.19% |
| AbbVie Inc. 4.25% 21-NOV-2049 | 0.18% |
| Microsoft Corporation 2.525% 01-JUN-2050 | 0.17% |
| AT&T Inc. 3.65% 15-SEP-2059 | 0.17% |
| Top 14 Weights | 4.14% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| LQD | RBND | SPXB | SUSC | VCEB | VTC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | SPDR Bloomberg SASB Corporate Bond ESG Select ETF | ProShares S&P 500 Bond ETF | iShares ESG USD Corporate Bond ETF | Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF | Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF |
| Issuer | iShares | SPDR | ProShares | iShares | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| Price | $99.2 | $19.181 | $69.775 | $21.15 | $57.685 | $70.45 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.14% |  0.12% |  0.15% | 0.18% | 0.12% | 0.05% |
| Average Spread | 0.010% | 0.156% | 0.172% | 0.047% | 0.035% | 0.071% |
| AUM | $28,275,100,000 | $22,980,100 | $27,952,800 | $652,745,000 | $189,681,000 | $547,524,000 |
| Shares | 285,031,584 | 1,198,064 | 400,613 | 30,862,631 | 3,288,227 | 7,771,805 |
| Average Daily Volume | 21,514,281 | 1,907 | 1,073 | 453,837 | 20,507 | 52,010 |
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| Inception Date | 2002-07-22 | 2020-11-09 | 2018-05-01 | 2017-07-11 | 2020-09-22 | 2017-11-07 |
| Index Tracked | Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index | Bloomberg SASB US Corporate ESG Ex-Controversies Select Index | S&P 500/MarketAxess Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index | Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate ESG Focus Index | Bloomberg MSCI U.S. Corporate SRI Index | Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index |
| Category | Corporate Bonds | Corporate Bonds | Corporate Bonds | Corporate Bonds | Corporate Bonds | Corporate Bonds |
| Asset Class | Bond | Bond | Bond | Bond | Bond | Bond |
| Asset Class Size | ||||||
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| Countries | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | Broad | U.S. | U.S. |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $3.254 | $0.527 | $2.15 | $0.673 | $1.293 | $2.21 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.033% | 0.027% | 0.031% | 0.032% | 0.022% | 0.031% |
| Number of Holdings | 2429 | 439 | 258 | 3416 | 2091 | 0 |
| YTD Return | -23.48% | -20.83% | -21.55% | -20.94% | -20.18% | -20.66% |
| Beta | 0.32 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.14 |
| Upside Beta | 0.12 | -0.32 | 0.03 | 0.08 | -0.29 | 0.07 |
| Downside Beta | 0.08 | -0.37 | 0.05 | 0.06 | -0.35 | 0.05 |
| Volatility 1Y | 11.12% | 9.16% | 9.88% | 9.37% | 8.93% | 9.10% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | -0.93 | 0.00 | -0.95 | -1.02 | 0.00 | -0.99 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | -0.02 | 0.00 | -0.05 | -0.04 | 0.00 | -0.05 |