iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
$51.26−0.01 (−0.02%)
- 0.04%
- $23.4B
- +1.4%
- 4.69%
- 3.5M sh
- $51.22
- low $50.98high $53.25
The ETF.net IGSB Grade
A
Score 85 out of 100
- 1 of 24
Score 85 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.A93 out of 100Rank 1 of 24Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 15Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C43 out of 100Rank 15 of 24Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A88 out of 100Rank 2 of 24Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A87 out of 100Rank 2 of 24Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A90 out of 100Rank 2 of 24
Our read on IGSB
ACorporate credit with the rate risk dialed down: roughly 4,700 investment-grade bonds, none maturing past five years, for four basis points. iShares has run it since 2007.
The fund seeks to track an index containing U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade corporate bonds with remaining maturities from one through five years.
Why people hold it
- Four basis points a year, a fraction of the typical investment-grade corporate bond fund's fee and level with the cheapest tier of its peer group.
- One-to-five-year maturities mean prices move less when rates move than long-dated corporate funds. Same corporate credit, shorter leash.ishares.com
- Thousands of individual bonds tracking the ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index, with income paid monthly.ishares.com
- Trading since 2007, actively traded, and one of the strongest builds in the investment-grade corporate group on cost, portfolio and execution.
Worth knowing
- Short maturities cut both ways: less price damage when rates rise, less lift when they fall.
- These are company bonds, not Treasuries. Investment grade, but credit spreads can widen and prices move with them.
- Only the front of the curve. Sibling IGIB runs 5-10 years and USIG spans broad maturities, both at the same fee.
IGSB Holdings
- Bonds
- 4,736
- 2%
- Blk Csh Fnd Treasury Sl Agency
Sectors
- Banking32.3%
- Consumer Discretionary9.9%
- Health Care7.2%
- Electric6.5%
- Insurance6.5%
- Capital Goods6.0%
- Energy5.6%
- Communications5.0%
- Consumer Non-Cyclical4.8%
- Finance Companies3.2%
- Reits2.8%
- Basic Industry2.7%
- Owned No Guarantee2.6%
- Brokerage/Asset Managers/Exchanges2.0%
- Transportation1.6%
- Natural Gas0.7%
- Sovereign0.3%
- Government Sponsored0.1%
- Local Government No Guarantee0.0%
- Real Estate0.0%
Geography
- United States74.95%
- United Kingdom4.49%
- Canada3.67%
- Japan3.01%
- France2.22%
- Netherlands1.34%
- Australia1.07%
- Ireland1.04%
- 8.22%
Developed 83% · Emerging 17%
IGSB Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IGSB$10,141
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 | IGSB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.4% |
| 1 month | −0.1% |
| 3 months | −0.5% |
| 1 year | +1.4% |
| 3 years | +5.5% |
| 5 years | +2.4% |
| 10 years | +2.7% |
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 | IGSB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.4% | |
| 2025 | +7.0% | |
| 2024 | +5.0% | |
| 2023 | +6.4% | |
| 2022 | −5.6% | |
| 2021 | −0.6% | |
| 2020 | +5.4% |
IGSB in the news
IGSB Dividends
- 4.69%
- $2.41
- $0.20 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
IGSB Risk
- 2.6%
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.
- 0.29
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.
- −9.1%
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.
- 0.40
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IGSB Cost
0.04%
IGSB0.04%
- The middle half of Investment Grade Corporate (0-5 Year) funds
- Median 0.15%
2 of the 23 Investment Grade Corporate (0-5 Year) funds charge less.
Other funds in Investment Grade Corporate (0-5 Year)
- AVCSHVanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +1.4%
- ASCHJSchwab 1-5 Year Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +1.4%
- ASPSBState Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return +2.3%
- BLDRCiShares iBonds 1-5 Year Corporate Ladder ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +1.5%
- BSUSBiShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return +1.2%