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iShares iBonds 2030 Term High Yield and Income ETF

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$25.45−0.04 (−0.15%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:57 PM ET

Intraday session: down, 78 prints from 25.48 to 25.45. Range 25.45 to 25.56. Use the arrow keys to read each point.25.5025.5225.5510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.35%
Fund size
$201M
1Y total return
+2.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
6.81%
Holdings
287
Avg volume · 30D
45.9K sh
52W range
low $25.36high $26.92
Launched

The ETF.net IBHJ Grade

A

Score 76 out of 100

Rank
3 of 21
Six-pillar profile for IBHJ. Scores out of 100: Cost 85, Risk 55, Mission 100, Tradability 34, Holdings 97, Durability 69. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Tradability (34). Leans toward Mission and Holdings.

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.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 21
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D34 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 21
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A97 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 21
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 21

Our read on IBHJ

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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 Performance

Launched Jun 21, 2023

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.Not enough history yet.
IBHJ$10,280
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. IBHJ $10,280. 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 IBHJ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIBHJ
Year to date+1.3%
1 month+0.6%
3 months−1.0%
1 year+2.8%
3 yearsper year+9.0%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
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 IBHJ
YearReturn barIBHJ
2026 YTD+1.3%
2025+9.3%
2024+7.3%
2023+8.4%

History from Jun 23, 2023

IBHJ in the news

IBHJ 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.
6.81%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.75Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.15 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. 39 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Aug 1, 2023 $0.19; Sep 1, 2023 $0.15; Oct 2, 2023 $0.15; Nov 1, 2023 $0.15; Dec 1, 2023 $0.15; Dec 14, 2023 $0.16; Feb 1, 2024 $0.15; Mar 1, 2024 $0.16; Apr 1, 2024 $0.16; May 1, 2024 $0.14; Jun 3, 2024 $0.16; Jul 1, 2024 $0.16; Aug 1, 2024 $0.14; Sep 3, 2024 $0.14; Oct 1, 2024 $0.14; Nov 1, 2024 $0.15; Dec 2, 2024 $0.15; Dec 18, 2024 $0.14; Feb 3, 2025 $0.15; Mar 3, 2025 $0.15; Apr 1, 2025 $0.15; May 1, 2025 $0.15; Jun 2, 2025 $0.15; Jul 1, 2025 $0.15; Aug 1, 2025 $0.15; Sep 2, 2025 $0.15; Oct 1, 2025 $0.15; Nov 3, 2025 $0.15; Dec 1, 2025 $0.14; Dec 19, 2025 $0.15; Feb 2, 2026 $0.15; Mar 2, 2026 $0.15; Apr 1, 2026 $0.15; May 1, 2026 $0.15; Jun 1, 2026 $0.15; Jul 1, 2026 $0.15; Aug 3, 2026 $0.15; Sep 1, 2026 $0.15; Oct 1, 2026 $0.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 5, 2026$0.15
Oct 1, 2026Oct 6, 2026$0.15
Sep 1, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.15
Aug 3, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.15
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.15
Jun 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.15
May 1, 2026May 6, 2026$0.15
Apr 1, 2026Apr 7, 2026$0.15
Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 2026$0.15
Feb 2, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.15
Dec 19, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.15
Dec 1, 2025Dec 4, 2025$0.14

See all 40 payments⁠

$10,000 in IBHJ 3 years ago paid $2,133 in dividends.⁠

IBHJ Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.0%
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.
0.88
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.
−4.9%
40 months · trough Apr 2025
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.
0.76
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.

IBHJ 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.

  • IBHJ 0.35%

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IBHJ 0.35%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530IBHJ $7,126

Year by year

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

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