FundNASDAQCorporate Investment Grade

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

SLQD NASDAQ

The iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds with remaining maturities of less than five years.

49.49USD
+0.89 (+1.84%) 1 Year · close Oct 12

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Fund size
2.14B
as of Feb 2020
Expense ratio
0.06%
per year
Dividend yield
4.46%
Monthly
Volatility · 1Y
1.6%
Low Risk
Beta
0.06
vs the market
52-week range
48.5949.86
01 Performance

How SLQD has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against its benchmark.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 12
Above Average performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs benchmark

Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
−47.3 pts
0%20%40% SLQD +6.4% Index +53.7%

Over 1 year, SLQD returned +6.4% with dividends reinvested — −47.3 pts behind its benchmark.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
1.6%Low Risk

A typical year sees the price swing about ±2% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−1.2%
0%-1%−1.2%

Deepest fall −1.2% on Sep 28, 2026 — 34 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 0% of the time.

Risk vs reward

1Y
Volatility →Return →More return, less riskIndex+53.7% · σ 14%SLQD+6.4% · σ 2%

Over 1 year, SLQD delivered less return, with less risk than its benchmark.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
SLQD tends to move+0.6%

A beta of 0.06 means SLQD has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio -0.33 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Uptrend
49.49
  • 12-day average49.43 +0.1%
  • 26-day average49.47 +0.0%
  • 50-day average49.52 −0.1%
  • 200-day average49.28 +0.4%

The price is above 3 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought48.5

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Fund

Inside the fund

Corporate Investment Grade · Short Term — tracking the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade 0-5 Index.

  • Assets under management2.14BUSD
  • Expense ratio0.06%per year
  • Holdings1,851
  • Risk score1.8Low

Launched October 2013. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.

05 Dividends

What it pays you

Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.

Dividend yield4.46%

About 45 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
2.21
Frequency
Monthly
Last paid
Oct 1, 2026

Last 12 months

2.21 USD / share
0.18Nov 30.18Dec 10.18Dec 190.18Feb 20.18Mar 20.18Apr 10.19May 10.18Jun 10.18Jul 10.19Aug 30.19Sep 10.19Oct 1
07 Profile

About iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

The iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds with remaining maturities of less than five years.

  • Featured in 2 curated themes
  • 1,851 holdings
Ticker
SLQD
Exchange
NASDAQ
ISIN
US46434V1008
CUSIP
46434V100
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Corporate Investment Grade
Industry
Short Term
Benchmark
Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
All key statistics

Details

NameiShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
TickerSLQD
ISINUS46434V1008
CUSIP46434V100
ExchangeNASDAQ
CategoryCorporate Investment Grade
Sub CategoryShort Term
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateOct 15, 2013
BenchmarkMarkit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade 0-5 Index

Shareas of Oct 12, 2026

Close Price USD49.49
52W Low / High 48.59 / 49.86
1Y Total Return6.38%
Above Average
1Y Volatility2.17%
Low Risk
Beta0.06
12M Dividends2.20513
Last Dividend DateOct 1, 2026
Dist. FrequencyMonthly
Dividend Yield4.46%

Dataas of Feb 28, 2020

AUM2.1 B
Discount/Premium-0.087%
NAV51.62
Shares Outstanding42 M
Volume 20D Avg223 K
Nbr of Holdings1,851
Risk RankLow
Net Expense0.060%
Options available-
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.