
iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF
$24.520.00 (−0.01%)
- 0.12%
- $1.32B
- +1.8%
- 4.59%
- 184K sh
- low $24.30high $25.39
The ETF.net SUSB Grade
Score 61 out of 100
- 6 of 24
Score 61 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 8 of 24Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A71 out of 100Rank 1 of 12Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C43 out of 100Rank 16 of 24Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D39 out of 100Rank 13 of 24Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A72 out of 100Rank 9 of 24Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A71 out of 100Rank 7 of 24
Our read on SUSB
In short
BShort-dated corporate bonds with an ESG filter. SUSB tracks a Bloomberg MSCI index of 1-5 year investment-grade US corporate debt screened for environmental, social and governance characteristics, at 0.12% a year.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track an index of short-term, investment-grade U.S.-dollar corporate bonds whose issuers have positive aggregate environmental, social, and governance characteristics.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
SUSB Holdings
- Bonds
- 1,544
- 4%
- Cheniere Energy Inc 4.63% 10/15/2028
Sectors
- Banking35.4%
- Capital Goods9.2%
- Health Care7.1%
- Energy7.1%
- Consumer Discretionary7.0%
- Consumer Non-Cyclical6.4%
- Electric5.5%
- Communications4.7%
- Insurance3.9%
- Finance Companies2.8%
- Brokerage/Asset Managers/Exchanges2.6%
- Reits2.5%
- Transportation2.4%
- Natural Gas1.8%
- Basic Industry1.8%
Geography
- United States76.83%
- United Kingdom6.28%
- Canada6.19%
- Japan3.66%
- Ireland2.20%
- Netherlands1.77%
- Spain0.84%
- Australia0.76%
- 1.46%
SUSB Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | SUSB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.9% |
| 1 month | +1.2% |
| 3 months | +0.2% |
| 1 year | +1.8% |
| 3 years | +5.6% |
| 5 years | +2.4% |
| 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 | SUSB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.9% | |
| 2025 | +6.8% | |
| 2024 | +4.8% | |
| 2023 | +6.0% | |
| 2022 | −5.7% | |
| 2021 | −0.8% | |
| 2020 | +5.0% |
SUSB in the news
SUSB Dividends
- 4.59%
- $1.13
- $0.10 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
SUSB 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.
- 0.40
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.
- −9.1%
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.
- 0.40
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.
SUSB Cost
Overpaying vs VCSH, tied cheapest in Investment Grade Corporate (0-5 Year)
$1,882
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
SUSB 0.12%
$2,520
VCSH 0.03% Tied cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | SUSB | VCSH | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $220 | $55 | $165 |
| 20 | $859 | $216 | $643 |
| 30 | $2,520 | $638 | $1,882 |
Other funds in Investment Grade Corporate (0-5 Year)
- ASCHJSchwab 1-5 Year Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +2.0%
- ASLQDiShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.06%1 year return +2.4%
- 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%
- CBBBSBondBloxx BBB Rated 1-5 Year Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +1.8%




