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iShares Large Cap Deep Quarterly Laddered ETF

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$35.00−0.11 (−0.31%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B55/ 100

Rank 6 of 18 in S&P 500 Laddered Buffer

B55/100Rank 6 of 18inS&P 500 Laddered Buffer
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Expense ratio
0.50%*
Fund size
$143M
1Y total return
+6.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.16%
Holdings
6
Avg volume · 30D
21.6K sh
52W range
low $31.67high $36.92
Launched

*After a fee waiver that ends Jun 30, 2028. Without it: 0.53%.

The ETF.net IVVB Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 55 out of 100

Category
S&P 500 Laddered Buffer⁠
Rank
6 of 18
Six-pillar profile for IVVB. Scores out of 100: Cost 85, Risk 21, Mission not scored, Tradability 44, Holdings 36, Durability 56. Strongest: Cost (85). Weakest: Risk (21). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 55 of 100 falls in the B 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 2 of 18

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F21 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 18

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 18

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 18

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B56 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 18

Our read on IVVB

ETF.net Research

In short

BA deep-buffer ladder on BlackRock's own S&P 500 ETF: overlapping quarterly option layers target roughly the 5% to 20% slice of a drawdown, so no single start date defines the outcome. 0.50% net of a waiver through June 30, 2028.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track the share-price return of the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF up to an approximate upside limit while seeking downside protection. It uses staggered, overlapping roughly three-month options to ladder protection against underlying losses of approximately 5% to 20%.

Why people hold it

  • The ladder is the point: staggered, overlapping roughly three-month option layers, so you are not pinned to one outcome period's cap and buffer.ishares.com
  • 0.50% net of a waiver through June 30, 2028 (0.53% gross), below the typical fee in the laddered buffer group.
  • Deep, not shallow: the protection zone starts after about a 5% decline and runs to about 20%, aimed at the ugly part of a selloff rather than the first wobble.
  • One of the stronger implementations in a crowded laddered buffer group, run by the same shop as the S&P 500 ETF it references.

Worth knowing

  • Not insurance: roughly the first 5% of a decline stays with you, as does anything past about 20%, and the cushion comes from options over each layer's term.
  • Upside runs into an approximate limit, and because the exposure follows share-price return, the reference ETF's dividends do not come along.
  • Trading is light next to the biggest buffer funds, and a cheaper laddered deep-buffer rival exists (Aptus ALDB at 0.30%).

IVVB Performance

Launched Jun 28, 2023

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.Not enough history yet.
IVVB$10,638
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. IVVB $10,638. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 IVVB. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIVVB
Year to date+5.8%
1 month−1.7%
3 months+0.8%
1 year+6.4%
3 yearsper year+13.3%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
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 IVVB
YearReturn barIVVB
2026 YTD+5.8%
2025+9.6%
2024+18.7%
2023+2.6%

History from Jun 30, 2023

IVVB in the news

IVVB 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 Nov 2, 2026.
1.16%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.40Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.40 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2024–2026

One bar per payment. 2 payments from 2024 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2024 $0.27; Dec 23, 2025 $0.40. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 23, 2025Dec 29, 2025$0.40
Dec 30, 2024Jan 3, 2025$0.27

$10,000 in IVVB 3 years ago paid $272 in dividends.

IVVB Risk

Risk pillarF21 out of 100Rank 17 of 18 in S&P 500 Laddered Buffer
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
8.3%
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.
1.12
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.
−13.1%
40 months · trough Apr 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.
0.62
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.

IVVB Cost

Compare IVVB and ALDB

Overpaying vs ALDB, cheapest in S&P 500 Laddered Buffer

$3,830

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

  • IVVB 0.50%

    $9,979

  • ALDB 0.30% Cheapest

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IVVB 0.50%
  • ALDB 0.30%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530IVVB $9,979ALDB $6,149

Year by year

YearIVVBALDBOverpaying
10$900$545$355
20$3,460$2,113$1,347
30$9,979$6,149$3,830
How the 0.50% is worked out

Full fee 0.53%− waiver 0.03%= you pay 0.50%

The waiver ends Jun 30, 2028. After that the fee is 0.53% unless iShares renews it. Source: prospectus, Jul 2026.

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