iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF
The ETF.net LQDI Grade
B
Score 58 out of 100
- 24 of 49
Score 58 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.A70 out of 100Rank 14 of 49Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A71 out of 100Rank 39 of 45Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D38 out of 100Rank 39 of 49Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D30 out of 100Rank 39 of 49Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B66 out of 100Rank 19 of 49Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C54 out of 100Rank 25 of 49
Our read on LQDI
In short
BInvestment-grade corporate credit with a CPI swap stapled on top: LQDI owns a corporate bond fund and overlays inflation swaps to trim inflation sensitivity, at 0.18% net of a waiver through February 29, 2028.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks to track an index intended to reduce inflation risk for a portfolio of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds. It primarily uses an underlying corporate-bond fund and inflation swaps to implement that exposure.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
LQDI Performance
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.
LQDI$9,845
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.
| Period | LQDI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.4% |
| 1 month | +1.8% |
| 3 months | −1.2% |
| 1 year | −1.5% |
| 3 years | +5.4% |
| 5 years | +0.3% |
| 10 years |
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 | LQDI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.4% | |
| 2025 | +8.8% | |
| 2024 | +1.5% | |
| 2023 | +8.8% | |
| 2022 | −15.3% | |
| 2021 | +7.5% | |
| 2020 | +11.8% |
LQDI in the news
LQDI Dividends
- 4.86%
- $1.22
- $0.11 per share
- Monthly
LQDI Risk
- 6.1%
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.
- 0.30
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.
- −20.7%
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.
- 1.01
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.
LQDI Cost
Overpaying vs SPBO, tied cheapest in Investment Grade Corporate
$3,111
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
LQDI 0.18%
$3,749
SPBO 0.03% Tied cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | LQDI | SPBO | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $328 | $55 | $273 |
| 20 | $1,281 | $216 | $1,065 |
| 30 | $3,749 | $638 | $3,111 |
You pay 0.18%Waived by iShares 0.15%
Full fee 0.33% waiver 0.15% you pay 0.18%
Other funds in Investment Grade Corporate
- BCORPPIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded FundExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return −0.4%
- BFLCOFranklin Investment Grade Corporate ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return −0.8%
- BGXIGGlobal X Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return −1.0%
- BGIGLGoldman Sachs Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return −0.5%
- BJHCBJohn Hancock Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return −1.7%
