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USIG

iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Fixed Income

USIG

iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

How To Buy
  • Fees as stated in the prospectus Expense Ratio: 0.06%

Overview

Why USIG?

1. Exposure to a wide set of U.S. investment grade corporate bonds

 

2. Low cost, broad access to bonds with 1-10+ year maturities

 

3. Use at the core of your portfolio to pursue income

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade corporate bonds.

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Performance

Performance

  • Returns

  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund. 7.37 -0.98 5.46 5.99 -2.40
Market Price (%) Market price return represents changes to the midpoint price and accounts for distributions from the fund. The midpoint is the average of the bid-ask prices at 4:00 PM ET (when NAV is normally determined for most funds). 8.00 -1.34 5.47 5.88 -2.22
Benchmark (%) Index: ICE BofAML US Corporate Index. On 8/1/2018 USIG began to track the ICE BofAML US Corporate Index. Historical Index data prior to 8/1/2018 is for the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Bond Index; Index data on and after 8/1/2018 is for the ICE BofAML US Corporate Index. 7.53 -0.77 5.63 6.18 -2.14
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

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The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted, and numbers may reflect small variances due to rounding. Standardized performance and performance data current to the most recent month end may be found in the Performance section.

Distributions

Ex-Date Total Distribution Income
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Distributions Schedule
Record Date Ex-Date Payable Date Total Distribution Current year distributions are not classified as “Income,” “Short-Term Capital Gains,” “Long-Term Capital Gains,” or “Return of Capital” until calendar year-end. Income ST Cap Gains LT Cap Gains Return of Capital

Premium/Discount

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Key Facts

Key Facts

Net Assets as of Nov 14, 2019 $3,888,188,882
Inception Date Jan 05, 2007
Exchange NASDAQ
Asset Class Fixed Income
Benchmark Index On 8/1/2018 USIG began to track the ICE BofAML US Corporate Index. Historical Index data prior to 8/1/2018 is for the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Bond Index; Index data on and after 8/1/2018 is for the ICE BofAML US Corporate Index. ICE BofAML US Corporate Index
Bloomberg Index Ticker C0A0
Shares Outstanding as of Nov 14, 2019 67,050,000
Number of Holdings The number of holdings in the fund excluding cash positions and derivatives such as futures and currency forwards. as of Nov 14, 2019 6,094
Premium/Discount The amount the Fund is trading above or below the reported NAV expressed as a percentage of the NAV. When the fund's market price is greater than the fund’s NAV, it is said to be trading at a "Premium" and the percentage is expressed as a positive number. When the fund's market price is less than the fund’s NAV, it is said to be trading at a "Discount" and the percentage is expressed as a negative number. as of Nov 14, 2019 -0.03%
CUSIP 464288620
Closing Price as of Nov 14, 2019 57.98
Mid-Point Price The midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund's NAV is calculated (usually 4:00 pm eastern time for most funds). as of Nov 14, 2019 57.97
Options Available Yes
20 Day Avg. Volume The average number of shares traded in a security across all U.S. exchanges over the last 20 trading days. as of Nov 14, 2019 592,844.65
Daily Volume The number of shares traded in a security across all U.S. exchanges on the date indicated. as of Nov 14, 2019 193,791.00
NAIC Designated (Schedule D Eligible)

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Equity Beta (3y) Beta is a measure of the tendency of securities to move with the market as a whole. A beta of 1 indicates that the security&#39;s price will move with the market. A beta less than 1 indicates the security tends to be less volatile than the market, while a beta greater than 1 indicates the security is more volatile than the market.<br/><br/>Calculated vs. S&amp;P 500 as of Oct 31, 2019 0.03
Standard Deviation (3y) Standard deviation measures how dispersed returns are around the average. A higher standard deviation indicates that returns are spread out over a larger range of values and thus, more volatile. as of Oct 31, 2019 3.91%
12m Trailing Yield The yield an investor would have received if they had held the fund over the last twelve months assuming the most recent NAV. The 12-Month yield is calculated by assuming any income distributions over the past twelve months and dividing by the sum of the most recent NAV and any capital gain distributions made over the past twelve months. as of Nov 13, 2019 3.43%
30 Day SEC Yield A standard calculation of yield introduced by the SEC in order to provide fairer comparison among funds. This yield reflects the interest earned after deducting the fund&#39;s expenses during the most recent 30-day period by the average investor in the fund. Negative 30-Day SEC Yield results when accrued expenses of the past 30 days exceed the income collected during the past 30 days. as of Nov 13, 2019 2.94%
Weighted Avg Coupon The average coupon rate of the underlying bonds in the fund, weighted by each bond&#39;s face value. as of Nov 14, 2019 4.03%
Effective Duration Effective Duration measures the sensitivity of the price of a bond with or without embedded options to changes in interest rates, taking into account the likelihood of the bond being called, put and/or sunk prior to its final maturity date while incorporating after-tax impacts on the bond. The options-based duration model used by BlackRock employs certain assumptions and may differ from other fund complexes. Effective Duration is measured at the individual bond level, aggregated to the portfolio level, and adjusted for leverage, hedging transactions and non-bond holdings, including derivatives. as of Nov 14, 2019 7.44 yrs
Weighted Avg Maturity The average length of time to the repayment of principal for the securities in the fund. This metric considers the likelihood that bonds will be called or prepaid before the scheduled maturity date. as of Nov 14, 2019 10.72 yrs
Convexity Convexity measures the change in duration for a given change in rates. Positive convexity indicates that duration lengthens when rates fall and contracts when rates rise; negative convexity indicates that duration contracts when rates fall and increases when rates rise. as of Nov 14, 2019 1.05
Option Adjusted Spread The weighted average incremental yield earned over similar duration US Treasuries, measured in basis points. This metric considers the likelihood that bonds will be called or prepaid before the scheduled maturity date. as of Nov 14, 2019 108
Average Yield to Maturity The discount rate that equates the present value of a bond’s cash flows with its market price (including accrued interest). The Fund Average Yield to Maturity is the weighted average of the fund’s individual bond holding yields based on Net Asset Value (‘NAV’). The measure does not include fees and expenses. For callable bonds, this yield is the yield-to-worst. as of Nov 14, 2019 2.93%
This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. For standardized performance, please see the Performance section above.

Sustainability Characteristics

Sustainability Characteristics

ESG metrics help investors evaluate companies based on environmental, social, and governance risks and opportunities — and the companies’ ability to manage them. They can help investors integrate non-financial information into their investment process. Learn more.

MSCI ESG Quality Score The fund&#39;s overall MSCI ESG Quality Score measures the ability of underlying holdings to manage key medium- to long-term risks and opportunities arising from environmental, social, and governance factors. The MSCI ESG Quality Score is calculated as the weighted average of the underlying holding&#39;s ESG Scores. It is provided on a 0-10 scale, with 0 and 10 being the respective lowest and highest possible fund scores. MSCI rates underlying holdings according to their exposure to 37 industry specific ESG risks and their ability to manage those risks relative to peers. These issuer-level ESG ratings correspond to an issuer-level ESG Score. as of Nov 01, 2019 5.2
MSCI ESG Quality Score - Peer Rank The MSCI ESG Quality Score - Peer Rank is a percentile rank (1-100) that measures how the fund&#39;s MSCI ESG Quality Score ranks relative to other funds in the same peer group. as of Nov 01, 2019 55.61%
MSCI ESG % Coverage Percent by weight of a fund&#39;s holdings that have ESG Data. as of Nov 01, 2019 95.40%
Fund Lipper Global Classification The fund peer group as defined by the Lipper Global Classification. as of Nov 01, 2019 Bond USD Corporates
MSCI Weighted Average Carbon Intensity
(Tons CO2E/$M SALES) The MSCI Weighted Average Carbon Intensity measures a fund&#39;s exposure to carbon intensive companies. This figure represents the estimated greenhouse gas emissions per $1 million in sales across the fund’s holdings. The figure is a sum of the normalized security weight multiplied by the security Carbon Intensity. This allows for comparisons between funds of different sizes. as of Nov 01, 2019 364.86
Fund Lipper Global Classification Size The number of funds used to calculate the MSCI ESG Quality Score - Peer Rank. This is based on the Lipper Global Classification and reflects the funds that are in the MSCI ESG Fund Metrics coverage universe. as of Nov 01, 2019 214
All data is from MSCI Fund Metrics as of Nov 01, 2019, based on holdings as of Aug 31, 2019.

For newly launched funds, sustainability characteristics are typically available 6 months after launch.

 

To be included in MSCI ESG Fund Metrics, 65% of the fund’s underlying holdings (excluding cash positions) must be covered by MSCI ESG Research, the fund’s holdings date must be less than one year old, and the fund must have at least ten securities.

Holdings

Holdings

as of Nov 14, 2019
Issuer Weight (%)
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.77
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.66
AT&T INC 1.43
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE 1.23
CITIGROUP INC 1.19
Issuer Weight (%)
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 1.11
MORGAN STANLEY 1.06
COMCAST CORPORATION 1.03
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.02
APPLE INC 0.99