iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF
$24.20+0.01 (+0.06%)
- 0.10%
- $3.1B
- +3.9%
- 4.04%
- 0.7M sh
- $24.20
- low $24.13high $24.31
The ETF.net IBDR Grade
A
Score 72 out of 100
- 8 of 43
Score 72 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.A92 out of 100Rank 2 of 43Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A86 out of 100Rank 2 of 43Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.F18 out of 100Rank 42 of 42Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A82 out of 100Rank 6 of 43
Our read on IBDR
AA rung of a bond ladder in ETF form: roughly 170 investment-grade corporate bonds that all come due in 2026, after which the fund winds up and hands back the cash. A defined end date, without buying bonds one CUSIP at a time.
The fund seeks to track an index of investment-grade corporate bonds that mature in 2026.
Why people hold it
- Built with an expiration date. It terminates on or about December 2026 and distributes its remaining net assets to shareholders under a plan of liquidation.sec.govishares.com
- 0.10% a year, right at the target-maturity peer median, spread across about 170 investment-grade corporate bonds instead of one issuer's credit.
- Tracks the Bloomberg December 2026 Maturity Corporate Index closely and trades actively, one of the stronger implementations in its target-maturity cohort.
- Pays monthly, and iShares runs iBonds for other maturity years (IBDT, IBDU), so every rung of a ladder comes off the same shelf.
Worth knowing
- It is not a bond. The fund does not seek to return any predetermined amount at maturity, distributions vary over time, and iShares notes losses are possible, including near termination.sec.govishares.com
- In the final months, maturing bonds roll into cash and cash-like instruments, so the portfolio's character shifts as the end date approaches.ishares.com
- Not the cheapest rung available: Vanguard's target-maturity corporate funds (VBCA, VBCB) charge 0.08%.
IBDR Holdings
- Bonds
- 100
- 73%
- Blk Csh Fnd Treasury Sl Agency
Sectors
- Banking36.6%
- Health Care10.7%
- Capital Goods10.3%
- Consumer Discretionary7.8%
- Finance Companies6.9%
- Reits5.1%
- Energy4.8%
- Electric4.5%
- Transportation3.4%
- Communications3.3%
- Consumer Non-Cyclical3.0%
- Insurance2.2%
- Basic Industry1.4%
Geography
- United States83.09%
- Canada7.91%
- Ireland4.30%
- Japan1.66%
- United Kingdom0.96%
- Australia0.80%
- Chile0.64%
- France0.64%
IBDR Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IBDR$10,394
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 | IBDR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +2.9% |
| 1 month | +0.3% |
| 3 months | +1.0% |
| 1 year | +3.9% |
| 3 years | +5.5% |
| 5 years | +1.8% |
| 10 years | +3.0% |
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 | IBDR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +2.9% | |
| 2025 | +5.0% | |
| 2024 | +5.0% | |
| 2023 | +6.0% | |
| 2022 | −8.3% | |
| 2021 | −1.8% | |
| 2020 | +8.9% |
IBDR in the news
IBDR Dividends
- 4.04%
- $0.98
- $0.08 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
IBDR Risk
- 1.6%
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.
- 0.57
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.
- −12.3%
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.
- 0.26
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IBDR Cost
0.10%
IBDR0.10%
- The middle half of Defined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate funds
- Median 0.10%
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