
iShares iBonds Oct 2034 Term TIPS ETF
$24.32−0.23 (−0.96%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.10%
- Fund size
- $93M
- 1Y return
- −1.1%
- Yield · Last 12 months
- 5.70%
- Holdings
- 2
- Volume · 30D
- 0M sh
- NAV per share
- $24.58
- 52W range
The ETF.net IBIK Grade
Score 59 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.
Cost
What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.BScore 68Category rankMission
How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.AScore 93Category rankRisk
How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.DScore 34Category rankTradability
How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.DScore 35Category rankHoldings
What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.DScore 31Category rankDurability
Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.CScore 49Category rank
Our read on IBIK
BA ladder rung built from inflation-linked Treasuries. IBIK tracks TIPS maturing in 2034 and winds down at term, bringing the defined-maturity treatment to the inflation-protected corner of the Treasury market.
The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities maturing in 2034. It is designed to provide inflation protection, support bond-ladder construction, and manage interest-rate risk through a defined maturity.
Why people hold it
- Defined maturity, not open-ended: it tracks the ICE 2034 Maturity US Inflation-Linked Treasury Index, so it behaves like a dated rung you can slot into a ladder.
- 0.10% a year, matching the median fee across target-maturity bond funds and the same sticker as top-ranked corporate rungs like IBDU and BSCT.
- Most rungs in this group hold corporates or nominal Treasuries. This one is inflation-linked, so the ladder step is designed to move with inflation rather than a fixed coupon.
Worth knowing
- Launched in 2024. The iBonds ladder machinery is well worn at iShares, but this particular rung has a short live record of its own.
- A smaller, lightly traded fund. Spreads can run wider than the household-name rungs, which makes order type worth attention.
- Payouts come quarterly, and because the holdings are inflation-linked, the amount varies with inflation instead of sitting at a fixed level.
IBIK Holdings
- Bonds
- 2
- 100%
- TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 1.88% 07/15/2034
Geography
- United States100.00%
IBIK 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 Sep 22, 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 | IBIK |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.3% |
| 1 month | −2.1% |
| 3 months | −1.8% |
| 1 year | −1.1% |
| 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 | IBIK |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.3% | |
| 2025 | +8.8% | |
| 2024 | +1.4% |
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IBIK Dividends
- 5.70%
- $1.40
- $0.69 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 | $0.69 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Apr 7, 2026 | $0.09 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 24, 2025 | $0.32 |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Oct 6, 2025 | $0.30 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Jul 7, 2025 | $0.26 |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Apr 4, 2025 | $0.26 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Dec 23, 2024 | $0.30 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 4, 2024 | $0.20 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Jul 5, 2024 | $0.16 |
IBIK Risk
- 4.7%
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.
- 0.08
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.
- 0.15
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IBIK Cost
- The middle half of TIPS funds
- Median 0.10%
6 of the 41 TIPS funds charge less.