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About iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
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Inception date
Oct 15, 2013
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
SLQD targets short-term US investment-grade corporate debt. Only fixed-rate bonds whose cash flow can be determined in advance are eligible, T-bills and money market securities are excluded. The fund tends to hold significant allotments in the 3-5 year maturity range. That adds some interest-rate risk, but also a higher YTM. For the investor willing to take on slightly more risk for slightly more yield, SLQD is a very attractive option. The index applies a 3% issuer cap and is rebalanced monthly. SLQD uses representative sampling technique wherein it holds securities having similar investment profiles to the index but not necessarily invest in the index holdings. The fund is the short-maturity version LQD.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Corporate
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
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Neutral
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
SLQD trades at 50.19 USD today, its price has fallen −0.20% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on SLQD price chart.
SLQD net asset value is 50.13 today — it's risen 0.49% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
SLQD assets under management is 2.22 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
SLQD price has risen by 0.10% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 2.22% increase. See more dynamics on SLQD price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.49% over the last month, showed a 1.39% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 6.17% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.49% over the last month, showed a 1.39% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 6.17% in a year.
SLQD fund flows account for 35.23 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
SLQD invests in bonds. See more details in our Analysis section.
SLQD expense ratio is 0.06%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, SLQD isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, SLQD technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating SLQD shows the buy signal. See more of SLQD technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, SLQD technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating SLQD shows the buy signal. See more of SLQD technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, SLQD pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.87%.
SLQD trades at a premium (0.00%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
SLQD shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc.
SLQD follows the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade 0-5 Year Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Oct 15, 2013.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.