iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Corporate ETF
$22.74−0.02 (−0.09%)
- 0.10%
- $4.05B
- +2.0%
- 4.67%
- 833K sh
- low $22.57high $23.59
The ETF.net IBDU Grade
A
Score 74 out of 100
- 6 of 43
Score 74 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.C50 out of 100Rank 11 of 42Mission
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.B57 out of 100Rank 14 of 43Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A84 out of 100Rank 3 of 43Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A94 out of 100Rank 2 of 42Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A85 out of 100Rank 2 of 43
Our read on IBDU
In short
ABuy one ticker, get hundreds of investment-grade corporate bonds that all come due in 2029. Then the fund winds up on or about December 15, 2029 and pays out what's left: a bond's end date with an ETF's diversification.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track an index of investment-grade corporate bonds that mature in 2029.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
IBDU Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Not enough history yet.
IBDU$10,198
Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 | IBDU |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.0% |
| 1 month | +1.1% |
| 3 months | +0.2% |
| 1 year | +2.0% |
| 3 years | +6.8% |
| 5 years | +1.2% |
| 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 | IBDU |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.0% | |
| 2025 | +7.6% | |
| 2024 | +3.6% | |
| 2023 | +8.7% | |
| 2022 | −13.0% | |
| 2021 | −2.1% | |
| 2020 | +10.4% |
IBDU in the news
IBDU Dividends
- 4.67%
- $1.07
- $0.09 per share
- Monthly
IBDU Risk
- 4.2%
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.
- 0.53
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.
- −18.4%
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.
- 0.75
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.
IBDU 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.
IBDU 0.10%
$2,106
VBCB 0.08% Tied cheapest
$1,689
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | IBDU | VBCB | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $183 | $147 | $36 |
| 20 | $717 | $575 | $142 |
| 30 | $2,106 | $1,689 | $417 |
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- ABSCRInvesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +3.6%
- AIBDRiShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +3.9%
- AIBDViShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Corporate ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +1.0%
- ABSCSInvesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +2.7%
