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Invesco Investment Grade Defensive ETF

IIGDNYSE ArcaInvescoA

$24.040.00 (+0.02%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:58 PM ET

Intraday session: flat, 74 prints from 24.04 to 24.04. Range 24.04 to 24.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.24.0424.0524.0524.0624.0710 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.13%
Fund size
$24M
1Y total return
+1.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.32%
Holdings
166
Avg volume · 30D
6.12K sh
52W range
low $23.76high $24.98
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net IIGD Grade

A

Score 72 out of 100

Rank
12 of 49
Six-pillar profile for IIGD. Scores out of 100: Cost 85, Risk 70, Mission 77, Tradability 48, Holdings 77, Durability 37. Strongest: Cost (85). Weakest: Durability (37). Leans toward Cost.

Score 72 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 7 of 49
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A77 out of 100
    Rank 36 of 45
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 49
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 26 of 49
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A77 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 49
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D37 out of 100
    Rank 38 of 49

Our read on IIGD

ETF.net Research

In short

AMost investment-grade corporate funds just buy the whole market. IIGD screens it first: higher-quality issuers, shorter maturities, roughly 160 bonds, 0.13% a year. A defensive tilt inside the calmer corner of credit.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks exposure to U.S. investment-grade bonds with relatively higher credit quality and shorter maturities, using representative sampling of its underlying index.

Why people hold it

  • Defensive by design. The index targets U.S. investment-grade bonds with relatively higher credit quality and shorter maturities, so you hold a screened slice rather than the whole corporate market.invesco.com
  • 0.13% a year undercuts the typical investment-grade corporate ETF, which is unusual for a rules-based screen rather than a plain market-cap index.
  • Roughly 160 bonds, sampled to follow the index closely, with cash paid out monthly. On measured tracking and portfolio build it sits in the upper half of its investment-grade corporate peer group.

Worth knowing

  • The screen cuts both ways: shorter maturities and higher-rated issuers mean less interest-rate and credit risk than a broad corporate index, and less of the extra yield that comes with them.
  • Small and thinly traded next to the category giants. Spreads can be wider than headline funds, so limit orders matter, and modest assets are worth watching in any niche fund.
  • Cheap for what it does, but not the floor: the big broad corporate index funds (VCIT, USIG, SPIB, IGIB) charge a few basis points for whole-market exposure.

IIGD Performance

Launched Jul 25, 2018

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.
IIGD$10,100
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. IIGD $10,100. 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 IIGD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIIGD
Year to date+0.2%
1 month+1.5%
3 months0.0%
1 year+1.0%
3 yearsper year+5.4%
5 yearsper year+1.7%
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 IIGD
YearReturn barIIGD
2026 YTD+0.2%
2025+7.1%
2024+3.9%
2023+5.7%
2022−7.2%
2021−1.4%
2020+6.3%

IIGD in the news

IIGD 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.
4.32%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.04Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.09 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. 46 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jan 23, 2023 $0.06; Feb 21, 2023 $0.06; Mar 20, 2023 $0.09; Apr 24, 2023 $0.07; May 22, 2023 $0.08; Jun 20, 2023 $0.09; Jul 24, 2023 $0.07; Aug 21, 2023 $0.08; Sep 18, 2023 $0.07; Oct 23, 2023 $0.08; Nov 20, 2023 $0.08; Dec 18, 2023 $0.09; Jan 22, 2024 $0.08; Feb 20, 2024 $0.08; Mar 18, 2024 $0.09; Apr 22, 2024 $0.08; May 20, 2024 $0.08; Jun 24, 2024 $0.08; Jul 22, 2024 $0.08; Aug 19, 2024 $0.09; Sep 23, 2024 $0.09; Oct 21, 2024 $0.09; Nov 18, 2024 $0.08; Dec 23, 2024 $0.09; Jan 21, 2025 $0.09; Feb 24, 2025 $0.09; Mar 24, 2025 $0.09; Apr 21, 2025 $0.09; May 19, 2025 $0.09; Jun 23, 2025 $0.09; Jul 21, 2025 $0.09; Aug 18, 2025 $0.09; Sep 22, 2025 $0.09; Oct 20, 2025 $0.08; Nov 24, 2025 $0.09; Dec 22, 2025 $0.09; Jan 20, 2026 $0.09; Feb 23, 2026 $0.09; Mar 23, 2026 $0.08; Apr 20, 2026 $0.08; May 18, 2026 $0.09; Jun 22, 2026 $0.09; Jul 20, 2026 $0.09; Aug 24, 2026 $0.08; Sep 21, 2026 $0.09; Oct 19, 2026 $0.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 19, 2026Oct 23, 2026$0.09
Sep 21, 2026Sep 25, 2026$0.09
Aug 24, 2026Aug 28, 2026$0.08
Jul 20, 2026Jul 24, 2026$0.09
Jun 22, 2026Jun 26, 2026$0.09
May 18, 2026May 22, 2026$0.09
Apr 20, 2026Apr 24, 2026$0.08
Mar 23, 2026Mar 27, 2026$0.08
Feb 23, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.09
Jan 20, 2026Jan 23, 2026$0.09
Dec 22, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.09
Nov 24, 2025Nov 28, 2025$0.09

See all 99 payments⁠

$10,000 in IIGD 5 years ago paid $1,673 in dividends.⁠

IIGD Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
3.3%
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.
0.28
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.
−10.7%
Trough Oct 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.
0.53
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.

IIGD Cost

Overpaying vs SPBO, tied cheapest in Investment Grade Corporate

$2,088

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

  • IIGD 0.13%

    $2,726

  • SPBO 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IIGD 0.13%
  • SPBO 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K051015202530IIGD $2,726SPBO $638

Year by year

YearIIGDSPBOOverpaying
10$238$55$183
20$930$216$714
30$2,726$638$2,088

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