iShares Total Return Active ETF
$47.93+0.06 (+0.13%)
- 0.41%
- $797M
- −1.7%
- 4.88%
- 0.1M sh
- $47.75
- low $47.52high $51.69
The ETF.net BRTR Grade
B
Score 57 out of 100
- 17 of 29
Score 57 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C54 out of 100Rank 14 of 29Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D27 out of 100Rank 27 of 29Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C41 out of 100Rank 18 of 29Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D32 out of 100Rank 22 of 29Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B62 out of 100Rank 12 of 29
Our read on BRTR
BBlackRock's core-plus bond playbook in an ETF: an active fund that treats the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate as a target to beat, not a map to copy, with room to roam into foreign, emerging-market and commodity-linked positions.
The Fund seeks total returns above the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index through an actively managed, diversified fixed-income portfolio.
Why people hold it
- Active by design: it aims to beat the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index rather than copy it, spreading roughly 2,500 positions across corporates, mortgage- and asset-backed bonds, and government debt.sec.gov
- Wide passport. Filings allow up to 30% of net assets in foreign issuers, up to 20% in emerging markets, and commodity-linked exposure via a Cayman subsidiary capped at 25% of total assets.sec.gov
- What it holds lines up with what the prospectus promises, one of the cleaner mandate fits in the aggregate-bond group.
- Pays monthly, in a plain 1940 Act ETF wrapper, trading since December 2023.
Worth knowing
- You pay for the human touch: 0.41% a year, above the 0.36% cohort median and many times the 0.03% charged by index Aggs like AGG and BND.
- Flexibility cuts both ways. Emerging-market, commodity-linked and derivative positions, plus frequent trading, can push returns away from a plain Agg tracker in either direction.sec.govblackrock.com
- Volume is moderate rather than heavy, so spreads can run wider than the giant index Aggs, which matters most on large or fast-market orders.
BRTR Holdings
- Bonds
- 2,969
- 34%
- Umbs 30YR Tba(Reg A) 5.50% 11/12/2026 (UM30)
Geography
- United States87.02%
- United Kingdom1.84%
- Mexico1.07%
- Canada1.02%
- Italy0.93%
- Japan0.80%
- Netherlands0.80%
- Panama0.75%
- 5.76%
BRTR Performance
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BRTR$9,825
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | BRTR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −2.5% |
| 1 month | −1.3% |
| 3 months | −2.8% |
| 1 year | −1.7% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | BRTR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −2.5% | |
| 2025 | +8.1% | |
| 2024 | +1.3% | |
| 2023 | +0.4% |
BRTR in the news
BRTR Dividends
- 4.88%
- $2.34
- $0.19 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
BRTR Risk
- 5.0%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- −0.42
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −5.1%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.18
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BRTR Cost
0.41%
BRTR0.41%
- The middle half of Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged) funds
- Median 0.45%
13 of the 28 Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged) funds charge less.
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- BNFLTVirtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +1.7%
- BBONDPIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded FundExpense ratio 0.56%1 year return −2.1%
- CJFLXJPMorgan Flexible Debt ETFExpense ratio 0.64%1 year return +2.2%
- CSCMCSterling Capital Multi-Strategy Income ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return —