

Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF
$20.20−0.01 (−0.02%)
- 0.10%
- $3.5B
- +2.5%
- 4.45%
- 0.7M sh
- $20.18
- low $20.09high $20.68
The ETF.net BSCS Grade
Score 71 out of 100
- 9 of 43
Score 71 of 100 falls in the A 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.C49 out of 100Rank 12 of 43Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 32Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B62 out of 100Rank 11 of 43Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A75 out of 100Rank 7 of 43Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A78 out of 100Rank 12 of 42Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A73 out of 100Rank 9 of 43
Our read on BSCS
AOne rung of a corporate bond ladder in a single ticket: roughly 500 investment-grade corporates that effectively mature in 2028, held to maturity, with income paid monthly along the way.
The fund seeks to track a held-to-maturity portfolio of U.S.-dollar investment-grade corporate bonds with effective maturities in 2028. It invests at least 80% of assets in bonds comprising its underlying index.
Why people hold it
- Behaves more like a bond than a bond fund: the portfolio is built to be held to maturity, with all its bonds effectively maturing in 2028.invesco.com
- About 500 investment-grade corporate bonds, so no single issuer's stumble decides the outcome.
- 0.10% a year, level with the median target-maturity bond fund and the same rate Invesco charges on its 2029 and 2030 rungs (BSCT, BSCU).
- Pays monthly, runs in the billions, and trades actively, a useful combination when you are building a ladder year by year.
Worth knowing
- Corporate credit, not government paper. Investment-grade issuers can still be downgraded or default, and a fixed maturity year does not change that.
- As 2028 approaches, bonds roll off and the portfolio's remaining life shortens, so its character shifts toward short-dated cash-like holdings.
- Vanguard's 2028 corporate rung (VBCB) charges 0.08%, slightly less for the same maturity year.
BSCS Holdings
- Bonds
- 488
- 8%
- CVS Health Corp 4.30% 03/25/2028
Sectors
- Financials100.0%
BSCS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | BSCS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.3% |
| 1 month | +0.2% |
| 3 months | +0.3% |
| 1 year | +2.5% |
| 3 years | +6.1% |
| 5 years | +1.4% |
| 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 | BSCS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.3% | |
| 2025 | +7.0% | |
| 2024 | +3.9% | |
| 2023 | +7.6% | |
| 2022 | −11.3% | |
| 2021 | −1.9% | |
| 2020 | +10.1% |
BSCS in the news
BSCS Dividends
- 4.45%
- $0.90
- $0.07 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
BSCS Risk
- 3.4%
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.
- 0.40
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.
- −16.5%
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.
- 0.59
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BSCS Cost
- The middle half of Defined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate funds
- Median 0.10%
10 of the 42 Defined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate funds charge less.
Other funds in Defined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate
- ABSCRInvesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +3.5%
- AIBDRiShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +3.9%
- AIBDSiShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Corporate ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +3.6%
- AIBDViShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Corporate ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +0.3%
- BBSCTInvesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +1.4%
