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ISMF

GradeCChicago Board Options Exchange

Blackrock ETF Trust - Ishares Managed Futures Active ETF

Multi-Asset & Alternatives · IShares · Inception 2025-03-11 · SEC filings

$29.06+0.15 (+0.52%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:08 PM EDT

History starts Mar 13, 2025.
Intraday session: up, 17 prints from 28.91 to 29.06. Range 28.87 to 29.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$28.85$28.90$28.95$29.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.82%
Fund size
$67M
1Y return
+17.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
28
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$28.93
52W range
low $25.72high $30.72

The ETF.net ISMF Grade

C

54/ 100

Rank 8 of 16 in Managed Futures

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for ISMF. Scores out of 100: Cost 50, Risk 89, Mission not scored, Tradability 30, Holdings not scored, Durability 56. Strongest: Risk (89). Weakest: Tradability (30). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 54 of 100 sits in the C 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.
    CScore 50
    Category rank9/16 · mid-pack
  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    AScore 89
    Category rank1/15 · top 7%
  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 30
    Category rank13/16 · bottom quartile
  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    Not scored
  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 56
    Category rank9/16 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 4 of 6 pillars

ISMF Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 5:10 AM
Asset class
Other
Holdings
28
Top-10 weight
102%
Largest holding
TREASURY BILL 01/21/2027 (TBILL)93.5%

Sectors

Geography

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 2.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001TREASURY BILL 01/21/2027 (TBILL)93.50%62,891,900$62M13
002CASH COLLATERAL BPSFT USD 12/31/2049 (BPSFT)3.96%2,626,000$3M2
003BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY2.85%1,890,000$2M440
004CAD/USD 12/16/2026 (CAD)0.43%-23,456,000$286K3
005GBP CASH0.31%153,483$205K107
006CAD CASH0.28%259,746$185K82
007EUR CASH0.27%158,963$182K163
008JPY CASH0.25%25,612,025$163K90
009AUD CASH0.20%188,322$134K92
010JPY/USD 12/16/2026 (JPY)0.20%-831,639,168$132K3
011EUR/USD 12/16/2026 (EUR)0.18%-8,389,000$117K6
012SEK/EUR 12/16/2026 (SEK)0.16%-89,996,000$106K1
013NZD/USD 12/16/2026 (NZD)0.13%-7,404,000$87K1
014TWD/USD 12/16/2026 (TWD)0.11%-119,673,000$74K2
015INR/USD 12/16/2026 (INR)0.09%-409,674,000$58K2

Showing 1–15 of 19 holdings

ISMF Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

ISMF$11,758
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. ISMF $11,758. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,351$10,655$11,958Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for ISMF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodISMF
Year to date+10.0%
1 month+2.1%
3 months+3.0%
1 year+17.6%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year

As of the close, 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 ISMF
YearReturn barISMF
2026 YTD+10.0%
2025+11.5%

History from Mar 13, 2025

ISMF in the news

ISMF 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 Sep 22, 2026.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Last payment
$1.64 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 16, 2025 $1.64. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$1.64

ISMF Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
6.1%
Annualised · 17 months to Aug 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.
1.50
vs 3-month T-bills · 17 months to Aug 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.
−4.2%
18 months · trough May 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.
0.25
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.

ISMF Cost

Expense ratio0.82%
  • The middle half of Managed Futures funds
  • Median 0.85%

4 of the 13 Managed Futures funds charge less.

ISMF costs $82.00 a year on $10,000. The median Managed Futures fund costs $85.00.