

iShares iBonds Dec 2034 Term Corporate ETF
$24.71+0.03 (+0.12%)
- 0.10%
- $859M
- −2.0%
- 5.13%
- 0.1M sh
- $24.64
- low $24.42high $27.48
The ETF.net IBDZ Grade
Score 60 out of 100
- 22 of 43
Score 60 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.C49 out of 100Rank 12 of 43Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A96 out of 100Rank 23 of 32Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D29 out of 100Rank 31 of 43Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C49 out of 100Rank 20 of 43Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A77 out of 100Rank 13 of 42Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B61 out of 100Rank 15 of 43
Our read on IBDZ
BA far rung on the iBonds corporate ladder: roughly 400 investment-grade corporate bonds that all mature in 2034, in one ticker with a built-in end date. Ladder discipline, no CUSIP shopping.
The fund seeks to track an index of investment-grade corporate bonds maturing in 2034.
Why people hold it
- Built like a bond, traded like a fund: it tracks the Bloomberg December 2034 Maturity Corporate Index and terminates at the end of its term year instead of rolling on forever.
- 0.10% a year, right at the middle of the target-maturity crowd, and it holds about 400 investment-grade corporates so no single issuer runs the show.
- Pays monthly, which suits people stacking rungs for a known future expense rather than watching a quarterly calendar.
- Tracking has been tight against its stated index, and the fund sits in the upper half of a target-maturity field of well over 100 competitors.
Worth knowing
- A 2034 maturity means far more interest-rate sensitivity than the near rungs of the same ladder, like the 2029 vintage (IBDU). Longer wait, bigger price swings along the way.
- Corporate credit, not government paper. Downgrades and defaults are live risks here in a way they are not for the Treasury version of the same ladder (IBTJ).
- Launched in 2024, so the track record is short, and it is moderately traded rather than a volume monster. Limit orders are your friend.
IBDZ Holdings
- Bonds
- 383
- 8%
- AbbVie Inc 5.05% 03/15/2034
Sectors
- Electric13.4%
- Energy13.1%
- Health Care12.1%
- Capital Goods10.1%
- Communications8.6%
- Consumer Discretionary8.2%
- Consumer Non-Cyclical7.3%
- Insurance7.1%
- Reits6.4%
- Basic Industry3.8%
- Banking3.3%
- Brokerage/Asset Managers/Exchanges3.0%
- Transportation1.7%
- Finance Companies1.3%
- Natural Gas0.9%
Geography
- United States90.42%
- Canada3.77%
- Ireland1.26%
- Japan1.18%
- France0.68%
- Singapore0.52%
- United Kingdom0.44%
- Spain0.44%
- 1.28%
IBDZ 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 | IBDZ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −2.9% |
| 1 month | −1.1% |
| 3 months | −3.0% |
| 1 year | −2.0% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 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 | IBDZ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −2.9% | |
| 2025 | +8.8% | |
| 2024 | +4.2% |
IBDZ in the news
IBDZ Dividends
- 5.13%
- $1.27
- $0.11 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
IBDZ Risk
- 5.0%
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.
- −0.05
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.
- −5.6%
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.
- 0.17
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IBDZ 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
- BBSCXInvesco BulletShares 2033 Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return −1.6%
- BBSCYInvesco BulletShares 2034 Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return −2.0%
- BVBCJVanguard Target Maturity 2036 Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return —
- BBSCZInvesco BulletShares 2035 Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return −2.7%
- BIBCAiShares iBonds Dec 2035 Term Corporate ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return −2.4%
