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iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

SLQD
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Oct 15 2013
Expense Ratio
0.06%
Type
US Bonds
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$12,359,185
AUM
$2,357,577,203
Associated Index
Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade 0-5 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

XTSLA
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY
0.67%
BA26C
Boeing Co. - 2.196% NT REDEEM 04/02/2026 USD 2000
0.22%
CVS28
CVS Health Corp - 4.30% BD REDEEM 25/03/2028 USD 2000
0.21%
BAC5168823
BANK OF AMERICA CORP
0.20%
JPM5448350
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
0.20%
CHTR4427724
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L
0.18%
AMGN5542112
AMGEN INC
0.18%
GS5283127
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE FRN
0.18%
n/a
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY(FX-FRN) MTN
0.18%
PFE/28A
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd - 4.45% NT REDEEM 19/05/2028 USD 2000
0.17%
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What is SLQD?

The iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of the short term U.S. investment grade corporate bond market as defined by the iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

ETFs related toSLQD

ETFs correlated to SLQD include IGSB, VCSH, SUSB

SLQD
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Trust iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
SUSB
iShares Trust - iShares Trust iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF
SCHJ
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab 1-5 Year Corporate Bond ETF
AVSF
American Century ETF Trust - Avantis Short-Term Fixed Income ETF
BSCS
Invesco Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust - Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF
BSCR
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF
BSCQ
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF
SPSB
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPIB
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

SLQD is a US Bonds ETF. The iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of the short term U.S. investment grade corporate bond market as defined by the iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

SLQD tracks the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade 0-5 Index.

No, SLQD is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, SLQD is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on SLQD is 0.0004%. This is the percent change in the value of SLQD over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on SLQD is 0.0031%. This is the percent change in the value of SLQD over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of SLQD for the past year is 0.0322%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to SLQD include VCIT, VCLT, and LQD.

ETFs correlated to SLQD include IGSB, VCSH, and SUSB.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to SLQD include TBX, PST, and TBF.

Disclaimers

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