iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund (LQD)
| 120.40 Data as of May 21 |  +0.45 / +0.38%Today’s Change | 115.22 Today|||52-Week Range 123.20 | -0.49% Year-to-Date |
Investment Objective
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Markit iBoxx ® USD Liquid Investment Grade Index (the "underlying index"). The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and at least 95% of its assets in investment grade corporate bonds. The underlying index is a rules-based index consisting of liquid, U.S. dollar-denominated, investment grade corporate bonds for sale in the United States, as determined by the index provider.
Latest LQD News
No recent news for iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund.
Performance
| 1 month | -1.07% | 3 years | +8.54% | |
| 3 months | +1.53% | 5 years | +7.89% | |
| 1 year | +7.72% | Since inception | +6.50% |
Data through 05/21/2013
Quote Details
| Previous close | $119.95 |
| Open day’s range | 119.73 – 120.41 |
| Net asset value (NAV) | 119.81 (05/20/2013) |
| Daily volume | 2,007,690 |
| Average volume (3 months) | 1,955,612 |
Data as of 4:00pm ET, 05/21/2013
Peer Comparisonvs. Long-term bond ETFs
| LQD | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance 5-yr return | +7.89% | +6.59% |
| Expense Gross exp ratio | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| Risk 5 year sharpe ratio | 0.92 | 0.54 |
| Net assets | $23.6B | $2.1B |
| Average market cap | -- | -- |
| Average P/E | -- | -- |
| Dividend / Share | -- | 0.22% |
Competitors
| ILTB iShares Core Long-Term U.S. Bond ETF |
| BLV Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF |
| CLY iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond Fund |
Holdings
Top 5 SectorsPortfolio weighting
| Business service | -- |
| Consumer goods | -- |
| Consumer service | -- |
| Energy | -- |
| Financial service | -- |
Top 10 HoldingsPortfolio weighting
| -- Goldman Sachs Grp 6.75% | 0.40% |
| -- Goldman Sachs Grp 6.15% | 0.40% |
| -- Merrill Lynch Co Inc Mtn Be 6.875% | 0.40% |
| -- General Elec Cap Corp Mtn Be 5.875% | 0.39% |
| -- Citigroup 8.5% | 0.38% |
| -- Comcast Corp New 6.95% | 0.37% |
| -- Citigroup 8.125% | 0.36% |
| -- Wells Fargo & Co New 5.625% | 0.35% |
| -- Deutsche Telekom Intl Fin B V 8.25% | 0.35% |
| -- Hsbc Hldgs 6.5% | 0.34% |