iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
$49.29−0.26 (−0.52%)
- 0.04%
- $18B
- −0.5%
- 5.37%
- 2.16M sh
- low $48.30high $52.46
The ETF.net USIG Grade
A
Score 90 out of 100
- 1 of 49
Score 90 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.A98 out of 100Rank 1 of 49Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 45Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C53 out of 100Rank 17 of 49Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A95 out of 100Rank 3 of 49Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A97 out of 100Rank 1 of 49Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A92 out of 100Rank 2 of 49
Our read on USIG
In short
AMost investment-grade corporate bond funds hand you one slice of the maturity curve. USIG takes the whole thing, thousands of US dollar corporate bonds from short-dated to long, for four basis points a year.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade corporate bonds.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
USIG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
USIG$9,953
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 | USIG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −0.9% |
| 1 month | +2.0% |
| 3 months | −0.4% |
| 1 year | −0.5% |
| 3 years | +5.8% |
| 5 years | +0.1% |
| 10 years | +2.3% |
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 | USIG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −0.9% | |
| 2025 | +7.9% | |
| 2024 | +2.6% | |
| 2023 | +8.7% | |
| 2022 | −15.3% | |
| 2021 | −1.3% | |
| 2020 | +9.4% |
USIG in the news
USIG Dividends
- 5.37%
- $2.65
- $0.21 per share
- Monthly
USIG 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.
- 0.34
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.
- −21.1%
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.
- 1.04
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.
USIG Cost
Overpaying vs SPBO, tied cheapest in Investment Grade Corporate
$211
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
USIG 0.04%
$849
SPBO 0.03% Tied cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | USIG | SPBO | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $73 | $55 | $18 |
| 20 | $288 | $216 | $72 |
| 30 | $849 | $638 | $211 |
Other funds in Investment Grade Corporate
- ASPBOState Street SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return −0.4%
- AVTCVanguard Total Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return −0.7%
- ASKORNorthern Trust Credit-Scored US Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +0.7%
- AGIGBGoldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return −0.7%
- AIGEBiShares Investment Grade Systematic Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return −0.5%
