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Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF

BSCQNasdaqInvescoB

$19.55+0.01 (+0.03%)

As of Nov 10, 2026, 11:15 AM ET

Intraday session: up, 22 prints from 19.54 to 19.55. Range 19.55 to 19.55. Use the arrow keys to read each point.19.5419.5519.5510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.10%
Fund size
$2.89B
1Y total return
+3.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.03%
Holdings
48
Avg volume · 30D
1.11M sh
52W range
low $19.49high $19.62
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net BSCQ Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 61 out of 100

Rank
22 of 43
Six-pillar profile for BSCQ. Scores out of 100: Cost 50, Risk 91, Mission not scored, Tradability 82, Holdings 20, Durability 69. Strongest: Risk (91). Weakest: Holdings (20). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 61 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.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 42
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A91 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 43
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A82 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 43
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    F20 out of 100
    Rank 41 of 42
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 43

Our read on BSCQ

ETF.net Research

In short

BA bond-ladder rung in ETF form: investment-grade corporate bonds that mature in 2026, then the fund winds up around December 15, 2026 and pays out its net assets in cash. Monthly income until the lights go out.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track the Invesco BulletShares Corporate Bond 2026 Index before fees and invests at least 80% of assets in its corporate-bond components. The index represents U.S.-dollar investment-grade corporate bonds maturing or effectively maturing in 2026, and the fund terminates around December 15, 2026.

Why people hold it

  • Behaves more like one bond held to maturity than a perpetual bond fund: a defined end date, then a final cash distribution of net assets instead of endless rolling.invesco.com
  • One ticket buys a diversified slice of investment-grade corporate credit rather than a single issuer, and distributions are paid monthly.
  • Fee of 0.10% a year, right at the going rate for target-maturity corporate bond ETFs, on a multi-billion-dollar fund that has traded since 2016.
  • Sits in a BulletShares lineup with maturity years running into the mid-2030s, so a full ladder can be built from one family of funds.invesco.com

Worth knowing

  • The finish line pays net asset value, not par. What lands in your account tracks where the bonds price, and credit trouble along the way would show up in it.invesco.com
  • In the home stretch, proceeds from matured bonds park in cash and Treasury bills, so the portfolio's character shifts toward short-term rates before termination.invesco.com
  • Vanguard's target-maturity corporate bond funds (VBCA, VBCB) run 0.08%, a touch cheaper, though they aim at different maturity years.

BSCQ Holdings

Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
48
Top-10 weight
85%
Largest holding
AGPXX75.2%

Geography

  • United States95.65%
  • Canada3.59%
  • United Kingdom0.45%
  • France0.31%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1AGPXXInvesco Government & Agency Portfolio75.17%2,171,207,704$2.17B246
2No dataAbbVie Inc 2.95% 11/21/20262.01%58,056,000$58M5
3No dataGoldman Sachs Group Inc/The 3.50% 11/16/20261.38%39,936,000$39.9M4
4No dataJPMorgan Chase Bank NA 5.11% 12/08/20261.38%39,896,000$39.9M3
5No dataWells Fargo Bank NA 5.25% 12/11/20261.15%33,121,000$33.1M2
6No dataJPMorgan Chase & Co 4.13% 12/15/20261.01%29,041,000$29M2
7No dataPfizer Inc 3.00% 12/15/20260.88%25,565,000$25.5M1
8No dataAbbott Laboratories 3.75% 11/30/20260.85%24,699,000$24.7M1
9No dataFord Motor Co 4.35% 12/08/20260.75%21,776,000$21.8M2
10No dataToronto-Dominion Bank/The 4.57% 12/17/20260.66%19,176,000$19.2M2
11No dataRTX Corp 5.75% 11/08/20260.63%18,229,000$18.2M3
12No dataBlackstone Private Credit Fund 2.63% 12/15/20260.62%18,005,000$18M5
13No dataBank of Montreal 5.27% 12/11/20260.58%16,776,000$16.8M2
14No dataBank of Nova Scotia/The 5.35% 12/07/20260.58%16,778,000$16.8M3
15No dataState Street Bank & Trust Co 4.59% 11/25/20260.58%16,745,000$16.7M3

Showing 1–15 of 48 holdings

BSCQ Performance

Launched Sep 14, 2016

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

BSCQ$10,389
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,339
Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. BSCQ $10,389. SPY $11,339. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 9, 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.

Trailing total return for BSCQ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBSCQ
Year to date+3.2%
1 month+0.3%
3 months+0.9%
1 year+3.9%
3 yearsper year+5.4%
5 yearsper year+1.8%
10 yearsper year+3.2%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for BSCQ
YearReturn barBSCQ
2026 YTD+3.2%
2025+5.0%
2024+4.9%
2023+5.7%
2022−8.3%
2021−1.7%
2020+9.4%

BSCQ in the news

BSCQ Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 9, 2026.
4.03%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.79Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.07 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 46 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jan 23, 2023 $0.05; Feb 21, 2023 $0.05; Mar 20, 2023 $0.06; Apr 24, 2023 $0.05; May 22, 2023 $0.06; Jun 20, 2023 $0.06; Jul 24, 2023 $0.06; Aug 21, 2023 $0.06; Sep 18, 2023 $0.06; Oct 23, 2023 $0.06; Nov 20, 2023 $0.06; Dec 18, 2023 $0.06; Jan 22, 2024 $0.06; Feb 20, 2024 $0.06; Mar 18, 2024 $0.06; Apr 22, 2024 $0.06; May 20, 2024 $0.07; Jun 24, 2024 $0.07; Jul 22, 2024 $0.07; Aug 19, 2024 $0.07; Sep 23, 2024 $0.07; Oct 21, 2024 $0.07; Nov 18, 2024 $0.07; Dec 23, 2024 $0.07; Jan 21, 2025 $0.07; Feb 24, 2025 $0.07; Mar 24, 2025 $0.07; Apr 21, 2025 $0.07; May 19, 2025 $0.07; Jun 23, 2025 $0.07; Jul 21, 2025 $0.07; Aug 18, 2025 $0.07; Sep 22, 2025 $0.07; Oct 20, 2025 $0.07; Nov 24, 2025 $0.07; Dec 22, 2025 $0.07; Jan 20, 2026 $0.07; Feb 23, 2026 $0.07; Mar 23, 2026 $0.07; Apr 20, 2026 $0.06; May 18, 2026 $0.07; Jun 22, 2026 $0.06; Jul 20, 2026 $0.06; Aug 24, 2026 $0.06; Sep 21, 2026 $0.07; Oct 19, 2026 $0.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 19, 2026Oct 23, 2026$0.07
Sep 21, 2026Sep 25, 2026$0.07
Aug 24, 2026Aug 28, 2026$0.06
Jul 20, 2026Jul 24, 2026$0.06
Jun 22, 2026Jun 26, 2026$0.06
May 18, 2026May 22, 2026$0.07
Apr 20, 2026Apr 24, 2026$0.06
Mar 23, 2026Mar 27, 2026$0.07
Feb 23, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.07
Jan 20, 2026Jan 23, 2026$0.07
Dec 22, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.07
Nov 24, 2025Nov 28, 2025$0.07

See all 121 payments⁠

$10,000 in BSCQ 10 years ago paid $3,179 in dividends.⁠

BSCQ Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
1.6%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.64
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−12.1%
Trough Oct 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.26
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

BSCQ Cost

Overpaying vs VBCB, tied cheapest in Defined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate

$417

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • BSCQ 0.10%

    $2,106

  • VBCB 0.08% Tied cheapest

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BSCQ 0.10%
  • VBCB 0.08%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K$2.5K051015202530BSCQ $2,106VBCB $1,689

Year by year

YearBSCQVBCBOverpaying
10$183$147$36
20$717$575$142
30$2,106$1,689$417

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