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iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

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NAV as of Apr 18, 2019 $118.75
52 WK: 111.30 - 119.08
1 Day NAV Change as of Apr 18, 2019 0.16 (0.14%)
NAV Total Return as of Apr 18, 2019 YTD: 6.35% YTD (year to date) is a period, starting from the beginning of the current calendar year, and continuing up to the present day.
Fees as stated in the prospectus Expense Ratio: 0.15%

Overview

Why LQD?

1. Exposure to a broad range of U.S. investment grade corporate bonds

2. Access to 1000+ high quality corporate bonds in a single fund

3. Use to seek stability and pursue income

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The iShares iBoxx $ 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

Returns

Average Annual
Cumulative
Calendar Year

	1y	3y	5y	10y	Incept.
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund.	5.30	3.55	3.81	6.70	5.38
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).	5.21	3.48	3.80	6.47	5.36
Benchmark (%) Index: Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index	5.40	3.69	4.02	6.90	5.62
After Tax Pre-Liq. (%) Return after taxes on distributions. Assumes fund shares have not been sold.	3.74	2.09	2.32	5.07	3.67
After Tax Post-Liq. (%) Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares.	3.09	2.05	2.24	4.59	3.50

Missing average annual returns data

	YTD	1m	3m	6m	1y	3y	5y	10y	Incept.
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund.	6.17	2.92	6.17	5.59	5.30	11.03	20.55	91.25	139.64
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).	6.15	2.94	6.15	5.56	5.21	10.81	20.48	87.22	139.17
Benchmark (%) Index: Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index	6.22	2.94	6.22	5.67	5.40	11.49	21.81	94.95	149.01
After Tax Pre-Liq. (%) Return after taxes on distributions. Assumes fund shares have not been sold.	5.90	2.79	5.90	4.78	3.74	6.40	12.17	63.94	82.40
After Tax Post-Liq. (%) Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares.	3.65	1.72	3.65	3.28	3.09	6.27	11.69	56.60	77.52

Missing cumulative returns data

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund.	8.57	-1.08	5.97	7.16	-3.76
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).	8.23	-1.24	6.21	7.00	-3.74
Benchmark (%) Index: Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index	8.66	-0.74	6.37	7.29	-3.67

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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.

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iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($)

The Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including management fees and other expenses were deducted.

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.

Performance

Performance

Returns

Growth of Hypothetical $10,000 The growth of hypothetical $10,000 chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including management fees and other expenses were deducted.