iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
$49.57−0.01 (−0.03%)
- 0.06%
- $2.45B
- +2.4%
- 4.43%
- 244K sh
- low $49.23high $50.99
The ETF.net SLQD Grade
A
Score 70 out of 100
- 5 of 24
Score 70 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.A80 out of 100Rank 5 of 24Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A70 out of 100Rank 6 of 12Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C46 out of 100Rank 14 of 24Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B63 out of 100Rank 10 of 24Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A80 out of 100Rank 5 of 24Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A80 out of 100Rank 6 of 24
Our read on SLQD
In short
AiShares' liquid investment-grade corporate universe, trimmed to bonds maturing inside five years, for 0.06% a year. You keep the corporate credit; you shed most of the long-bond rate swings.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds with remaining maturities of less than five years.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
SLQD Holdings
- Bonds
- 3,117
- 3%
- Blk Csh Fnd Treasury Sl Agency
Geography
- United States84.50%
- Canada4.26%
- United Kingdom3.99%
- Japan2.99%
- Spain1.03%
- Ireland0.80%
- Netherlands0.65%
- Australia0.62%
- 1.16%
SLQD Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
SLQD$10,237
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 | SLQD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.5% |
| 1 month | +1.0% |
| 3 months | +0.4% |
| 1 year | +2.4% |
| 3 years | +5.4% |
| 5 years | +2.7% |
| 10 years | +2.7% |
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 | SLQD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.5% | |
| 2025 | +6.3% | |
| 2024 | +4.9% | |
| 2023 | +6.0% | |
| 2022 | −4.4% | |
| 2021 | −0.6% | |
| 2020 | +4.8% |
SLQD in the news
SLQD Dividends
- 4.43%
- $2.21
- $0.19 per share
- Monthly
SLQD Risk
- 2.1%
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.
- 0.44
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.
- −7.2%
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.
- 0.32
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.
SLQD Cost
Overpaying vs VCSH, tied cheapest in Investment Grade Corporate (0-5 Year)
$632
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
SLQD 0.06%
$1,270
VCSH 0.03% Tied cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | SLQD | VCSH | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $110 | $55 | $55 |
| 20 | $432 | $216 | $216 |
| 30 | $1,270 | $638 | $632 |
Other funds in Investment Grade Corporate (0-5 Year)
- AVCSHVanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +1.9%
- ASCHJSchwab 1-5 Year Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +2.0%
- BSUSBiShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return +1.8%
- CZTREF/M 3-Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond EtfExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +2.0%
- CQSIGWisdomTree U.S. Short-Term Corporate Bond FundExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +1.8%
