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iShares iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and Income ETF

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$21.67−0.01 (−0.06%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

Intraday session: down, 77 prints from 21.68 to 21.67. Range 21.63 to 21.73. Use the arrow keys to read each point.21.6421.7021.7210 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.35%
Fund size
$532M
1Y total return
+2.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
5.90%
Holdings
395
Avg volume · 30D
127K sh
52W range
low $21.64high $22.41
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net IBHG Grade

A

Score 76 out of 100

Rank
3 of 21
Six-pillar profile for IBHG. Scores out of 100: Cost 85, Risk 64, Mission 100, Tradability 61, Holdings 29, Durability 81. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Holdings (29). Leans toward Mission.

Score 76 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.
    A85 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 21
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 16
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 21
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 21
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 21
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 21

Our read on IBHG

ETF.net Research

In short

AMost target-maturity bond ETFs stick to Treasuries and investment grade. IBHG runs the same ladder-rung playbook in high yield: a basket of dollar-denominated junk and other income bonds all maturing in 2027.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index of U.S.-dollar-denominated, high-yield and other income-generating corporate bonds maturing in 2027.

Why people hold it

  • A rare rung: it tracks the Bloomberg 2027 Term High Yield and Income Index, so you get a dated high yield slice instead of a bond fund that rolls its maturities forever.
  • The 2027 end date sits in the mandate itself, which is what makes ladder-building possible: stack terms, know when each rung comes due.
  • Income lands monthly, and credit risk is spread across roughly 90 bonds rather than a handful of names.

Worth knowing

  • It charges 0.35% a year against a target-maturity cohort that typically runs near 0.10%. High yield credit work costs more than buying Treasuries.
  • High yield means issuer default and downgrade risk, a different animal from the Treasury and investment-grade rungs of the same shelf (IBTJ, IBDU).
  • The clock cuts both ways. As 2027 approaches the portfolio shortens and the fund is built to wind down, not to keep running.

IBHG Performance

Launched Jul 7, 2021

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.
IBHG$10,291
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. IBHG $10,291. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for IBHG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIBHG
Year to date+1.9%
1 month+0.5%
3 months+0.3%
1 year+2.9%
3 yearsper year+7.7%
5 yearsper year+3.7%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for IBHG
YearReturn barIBHG
2026 YTD+1.9%
2025+6.9%
2024+7.4%
2023+11.2%
2022−8.9%
2021+1.0%

History from Jul 9, 2021

IBHG in the news

IBHG Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
5.90%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.29Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.10 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.11; Mar 1, 2023 $0.11; Apr 3, 2023 $0.12; May 1, 2023 $0.13; Jun 1, 2023 $0.13; Jul 3, 2023 $0.13; Aug 1, 2023 $0.13; Sep 1, 2023 $0.12; Oct 2, 2023 $0.12; Nov 1, 2023 $0.12; Dec 1, 2023 $0.13; Dec 14, 2023 $0.13; Feb 1, 2024 $0.14; Mar 1, 2024 $0.13; Apr 1, 2024 $0.14; May 1, 2024 $0.13; Jun 3, 2024 $0.12; Jul 1, 2024 $0.13; Aug 1, 2024 $0.13; Sep 3, 2024 $0.13; Oct 1, 2024 $0.13; Nov 1, 2024 $0.13; Dec 2, 2024 $0.13; Dec 18, 2024 $0.13; Feb 3, 2025 $0.12; Mar 3, 2025 $0.12; Apr 1, 2025 $0.12; May 1, 2025 $0.12; Jun 2, 2025 $0.12; Jul 1, 2025 $0.12; Aug 1, 2025 $0.12; Sep 2, 2025 $0.12; Oct 1, 2025 $0.12; Nov 3, 2025 $0.12; Dec 1, 2025 $0.11; Dec 19, 2025 $0.11; Feb 2, 2026 $0.11; Mar 2, 2026 $0.10; Apr 1, 2026 $0.11; May 1, 2026 $0.11; Jun 1, 2026 $0.10; Jul 1, 2026 $0.11; Aug 3, 2026 $0.11; Sep 1, 2026 $0.10; Oct 1, 2026 $0.10. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 5, 2026$0.10
Oct 1, 2026Oct 6, 2026$0.10
Sep 1, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.10
Aug 3, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.11
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.11
Jun 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.10
May 1, 2026May 6, 2026$0.11
Apr 1, 2026Apr 7, 2026$0.11
Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 2026$0.10
Feb 2, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.11
Dec 19, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.11
Dec 1, 2025Dec 4, 2025$0.11

See all 63 payments⁠

$10,000 in IBHG 5 years ago paid $2,789 in dividends.⁠

IBHG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
3.1%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.00
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−13.9%
Trough Sep 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.47
vs its asset-class index
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.

IBHG Cost

Tied cheapest in Defined-Maturity High Yield

$7,126

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • IBHG 0.35%

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IBHG 0.35%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530IBHG $7,126

Year by year

YearIBHG
10$634
20$2,454
30$7,126

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