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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.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Corporate
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Corporate99.48%
Cash0.39%
Structured0.07%
Miscellaneous0.06%
Stock breakdown by region
North America88.11%
Europe7.57%
Asia3.51%
Oceania0.81%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
SLQD last dividends amounted to 0.17 USD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.17 USD in dividends, which shows a 1.17% increase.
SLQD assets under management is 2.22 B USD. It's risen 1.23% over the last month.
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.
Yes, SLQD pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.87%. The last dividend (May 6, 2025) amounted to 0.17 USD. The dividends are paid monthly.
SLQD shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Oct 15, 2013, and its management style is Passive.
SLQD expense ratio is 0.06% meaning you'd have to pay 0.06% of your investment to help manage the fund.
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.
SLQD invests in bonds.
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 trades at a premium (0.00%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.