iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Corporate ETF
$22.69−0.01 (−0.04%)
- 0.10%
- $3.9B
- +1.6%
- 4.70%
- 0.8M sh
- $22.68
- 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.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.B58 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.A85 out of 100Rank 4 of 43Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A94 out of 100Rank 3 of 42Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A86 out of 100Rank 2 of 43
Our read on IBDU
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.
The fund seeks to track an index of investment-grade corporate bonds that mature in 2029.
Why people hold it
- Acts like a single bond: it terminates on or about December 15, 2029 and distributes its remaining net assets, a defined end date instead of a perpetual fund's rolling duration.sec.gov
- Hundreds of investment-grade corporate bonds in one wrapper, with each issuer needing $300 million or more of face value to enter the index. One sour name gets diluted.sec.gov
- 0.10% a year, level with Invesco's 2029 BulletShares rung (BSCT) and at the cohort median, and it sits among the more tradable names in this group.
- Pays monthly, and the 2029 rung slots beside other dated funds if you want a ladder with set end dates rather than a rolling maturity.ishares.com
Worth knowing
- Not a bond held to par: the fund does not seek to return any predetermined amount at maturity or in periodic distributions, and price moves with rates and credit until then.sec.gov
- In the final months, the bonds mature into cash and cash-like instruments, so the fund's yield drifts toward prevailing money market rates before the wind-up.ishares.com
- Corporate credit, not government paper, and the index includes non-US developed-market issuers. The same-year iShares Treasury rung (IBTJ) charges 0.07%.sec.gov
IBDU Holdings
- Bonds
- 722
- 6%
- AbbVie Inc 3.20% 11/21/2029
Sectors
- Health Care13.0%
- Consumer Discretionary13.0%
- Capital Goods10.1%
- Banking9.8%
- Electric8.9%
- Energy8.3%
- Communications7.3%
- Consumer Non-Cyclical7.0%
- Insurance5.5%
- Finance Companies5.2%
- Reits4.5%
- Basic Industry2.7%
- Transportation2.1%
- Brokerage/Asset Managers/Exchanges2.0%
- Natural Gas0.8%
Geography
- United States89.49%
- Canada2.71%
- Japan2.17%
- Ireland1.13%
- United Kingdom0.83%
- Spain0.82%
- Luxembourg0.64%
- Netherlands0.57%
- 1.64%
IBDU Performance
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IBDU$10,157
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 | IBDU |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.4% |
| 1 month | −0.1% |
| 3 months | −0.4% |
| 1 year | +1.6% |
| 3 years | +6.3% |
| 5 years | +1.1% |
| 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 | +0.4% | |
| 2025 | +7.6% | |
| 2024 | +3.6% | |
| 2023 | +8.7% | |
| 2022 | −13.0% | |
| 2021 | −2.1% | |
| 2020 | +10.4% |
IBDU in the news
IBDU Dividends
- 4.70%
- $1.07
- $0.09 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
IBDU Risk
- 4.3%
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.
- 0.34
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.
IBDU Cost
0.10%
IBDU0.10%
- 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
- AVBCCVanguard Target Maturity 2029 Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return —
- AVBCDVanguard Target Maturity 2030 Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return —
- 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%
- ABSCSInvesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +2.5%