iShares iBonds 2030 Term High Yield and Income ETF
$25.61−0.04 (−0.16%)
- 0.35%
- $193M
- +4.1%
- 6.81%
- 0M sh
- $25.52
- low $25.36high $26.92
The ETF.net IBHJ Grade
A
Score 76 out of 100
- 4 of 21
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 100Rank 1 of 21Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 16Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C51 out of 100Rank 11 of 21Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D34 out of 100Rank 15 of 21Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A96 out of 100Rank 1 of 21Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B69 out of 100Rank 9 of 21
Our read on IBHJ
AA junk-bond fund with an end date. IBHJ holds roughly 300 high-yield corporate bonds all maturing around 2030, then winds up and pays out: the maturity-date discipline of a single bond, spread across a portfolio.
The fund seeks to track an index of high-yield and income-generating corporate bonds maturing in 2030.
Why people hold it
- Defined maturity is the whole point. The fund terminates on or about December 15 of its named year and distributes substantially all net assets to then-current holders, a bond-style end date on a high-yield sleeve.ishares.com
- About 300 bonds instead of one issuer's fate. In high yield, that spread matters: a single default is a dent in the portfolio rather than the whole position.ishares.com
- Pays monthly, and it sits in a full iBonds lineup of maturity years, so rungs can be built around it without leaving the same index family.ishares.com
Worth knowing
- At 0.35% a year, it charges more than the plain investment-grade target-maturity rungs (IBDU and BSCU run 0.10%). That gap is the price of the high-yield version.
- Thinly traded next to the larger target-maturity funds, so bid-ask spreads can be wider and bigger orders take more care to fill.
- These are non-investment-grade bonds, with greater default and price risk than higher-rated debt. Distributions vary rather than acting like a fixed coupon, and the portfolio shifts to cash in the final months.ishares.com
IBHJ Holdings
- Bonds
- 291
- 12%
- Hub International Ltd 144A 7.25% 06/15/2030
Sectors
- Consumer Discretionary20.2%
- Capital Goods14.6%
- Energy13.7%
- Communications12.3%
- Health Care8.3%
- Finance Companies7.1%
- Basic Industry7.0%
- Insurance5.1%
- Consumer Non-Cyclical3.8%
- Reits2.5%
- Transportation2.3%
- Electric2.1%
- Brokerage/Asset Managers/Exchanges0.5%
- Real Estate0.4%
Geography
- United States85.07%
- Canada3.52%
- Luxembourg2.40%
- Japan1.81%
- Ireland1.52%
- Netherlands1.17%
- United Kingdom1.10%
- Australia0.82%
- 2.60%
IBHJ Performance
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IBHJ$10,413
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 | IBHJ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.3% |
| 1 month | −0.9% |
| 3 months | −0.8% |
| 1 year | +4.1% |
| 3 years | +9.1% |
| 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 | IBHJ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.3% | |
| 2025 | +9.3% | |
| 2024 | +7.3% | |
| 2023 | +8.4% |
IBHJ in the news
IBHJ Dividends
- 6.81%
- $1.75
- $0.15 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
IBHJ Risk
- 5.1%
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.
- 0.76
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.
- −4.9%
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.
- 0.76
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IBHJ Cost
0.35%
IBHJ0.35%
- The middle half of Defined-Maturity High Yield funds
- Median 0.39%
No Defined-Maturity High Yield fund charges less.
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- AIBHGiShares iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and Income ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +3.4%
- BIBHLiShares Trust - iShares iBonds 2032 Term High Yield and Income ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +2.8%
- BMYHDState Street My2030 High Yield Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return —