iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF
$47.430.00 (0.00%)
- 0.06%
- $5.35B
- +1.7%
- 4.34%
- 523K sh
- low $47.01high $49.05
The ETF.net ISTB Grade
A
Score 75 out of 100
- 2 of 12
Score 75 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.A89 out of 100Rank 2 of 12Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C45 out of 100Rank 7 of 12Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A73 out of 100Rank 2 of 12Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A79 out of 100Rank 2 of 12Durability
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 12
Our read on ISTB
In short
AThe Agg with the long end trimmed off, plus a dash of high yield. ISTB tracks a broad USD bond index that stops at five-year maturities, so you get core bond plumbing with a fraction of the rate sensitivity, for six basis points.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track an index of U.S.-dollar bonds rated investment grade or high yield, with remaining maturities from one to five years.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
ISTB Holdings
- Bonds
- 7,551
- 9%
- Treasury Note 3.88% 06/15/2028
Sectors
- Treasury53.0%
- Industrial18.0%
- Financial Institutions12.9%
- Agency3.6%
- MBS Pass-Through2.7%
- Sovereign2.5%
- Supranational2.1%
- CMBS2.0%
- Utility2.0%
- ABS0.7%
- Local Authority0.6%
Geography
- United States84.31%
- Canada1.74%
- United Kingdom1.37%
- Japan1.04%
- Cayman Islands0.87%
- France0.83%
- Luxembourg0.78%
- South Korea0.60%
- 8.47%
ISTB Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
ISTB$10,170
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.
| Period | ISTB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.9% |
| 1 month | +1.1% |
| 3 months | +0.2% |
| 1 year | +1.7% |
| 3 years | +5.1% |
| 5 years | +2.1% |
| 10 years | +2.2% |
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 | ISTB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.9% | |
| 2025 | +6.4% | |
| 2024 | +4.4% | |
| 2023 | +5.6% | |
| 2022 | −6.1% | |
| 2021 | −0.7% | |
| 2020 | +4.8% |
ISTB in the news
ISTB Dividends
- 4.34%
- $2.07
- $0.17 per share
- Monthly
ISTB Risk
- 2.5%
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.
- 0.24
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.
- −8.8%
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.
- 0.39
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.
ISTB Cost
Overpaying vs BSV, cheapest in Short-Term Core Bond
$632
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
ISTB 0.06%
$1,270
BSV 0.03% Cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | ISTB | BSV | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $110 | $55 | $55 |
| 20 | $432 | $216 | $216 |
| 30 | $1,270 | $638 | $632 |
Other funds in Short-Term Core Bond
- ABSVVanguard Short-Term Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +1.6%
- BAVSFAvantis Short-Term Fixed Income ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +1.8%
- BSHAGWisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregate Bond FundExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return +1.5%
- CLODIAAM SLC Low Duration Income ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +3.9%
- CEVSDEaton Vance Short Duration Income ETFExpense ratio 0.24%1 year return +2.2%
