iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
Market cap $20.9B

51.60 USD

+0.06

0.12%

At close Dec 20, 4:00 PM EST

1 day

0.12%

5 days

-0.69%

1 month

-0.46%

3 months

-2.07%

6 months

0.66%

Year to date

0.92%

1 year

1.06%

5 years

-3.59%

10 years

-1.81%

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Funds holding %

of 6,809 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 69

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 320 | Existing positions reduced: 316

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 865 [Q2] → 871 (+6) [Q3]

1.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.62% [Q2] → 74.84% (-1.78%) [Q3]

12% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 73 [Q2] → 64 (-9) [Q3]

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $110B [Q2] → $83.8B (-$26.2B) [Q3]

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Research analyst outlook

We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for IGSB.

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Financial journalist opinion

IGSB: A Solid Core Bond Option

Despite recent Fed rate cuts, a higher interest rate environment persists, making short/intermediate duration corporate credit like iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF attractive for yield without excessive interest rate risk. The IGSB ETF offers exposure to U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds maturing in 1–5 years, providing a 4.56% yield with reduced interest rate risk. With a low 0.04% expense ratio and a diversified portfolio focused on financial institutions, IGSB stands out among short-term corporate bond ETFs.

IGSB: A Solid Core Bond Option

24 Barron's Pro-Picked 2024 Mid-Year Dividend Dogs: Buy 2 In July

Barron's Mid-Year 2024 Pro Picks revealed by panelists for potential investment opportunities. Barron's interviews of eleven financial industry Roundtable-pros tapped 48 predictions. Twelve non-ADR foreign stocks and six funds were dropped by YCharts screens, and six selections paid no dividends, leaving 24 in the final pool. The Barron's list tracked by YCharts as of 7/17/24 projected ten top analyst-estimated net gains from WST, ASML, PBR, RUSHA & topped by SLB ranging 19.46%-35.09%.

24 Barron's Pro-Picked 2024 Mid-Year Dividend Dogs: Buy 2 In July

What Advisors Told VettaFi in First Half

VettaFi hosted and moderated 79 webcasts and livecasts in the first half of 2024. Approximately 18,000 advisors joined us to learn from ETF and mutual fund industry experts on a range of equity, fixed income, commodities, and alternatives topics.

What Advisors Told VettaFi in First Half

IGIB Vs. IGSB: Which One Is The Better Pick?

The U.S. Federal Reserve plans to slow its quantitative tightening program, indicating a potential interest rate pivot. However, the interest rate environment remains uncertain. The iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF has a shorter duration and lower credit quality risk compared to the iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF. The market outlook suggests ongoing interest rate uncertainty, making IGSB a more suitable choice for reducing duration.

How Barron's Pro-Picked 2024 Dividend Dogs Run In March

Barron's First New-Year Roundtable, published 1/11/24, listed 8 stocks of note for 2024. The follow-up article published 1/22/24 mentioned 27 more and included a buy-recommendation from Andrew Bary for BP.

IGSB: Investment Grade Bond Spreads Are Priced For Perfection (Rating Downgrade)

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF is a fixed income exchange traded fund. The vehicle focuses on corporate investment grade bonds with an overall low duration of 2.5 years. The market is pricing a risk-on environment with continued growth and low unemployment, leading to extremely low BBB bond credit spreads.

Barron's Round Table New-Year 2024 Dividend Dogs

Barron's First New-Year Roundtable, published 1/11/24, listed 8 stocks of note for 2024. The follow-up article published 1/22/24 mentioned 27 more and included a buy-recommendation from Andrew Bary for BP. Barron's interviews of eleven financial-industry Roundtable-pros over those two-weeks tapped 35 predictions along-with the BP-feature. Four funds were missed by YCharts screen of active-stocks. Seven-selections paid no-dividends, leaving 23 in-the-pool. The combined Barron's two-part list tracked-by YCharts as of 2/8/24 projected ten-top analyst-estimated net-gains from ORCL, INTC RTX, GPN, DE, OSK, WTFC, FANG, BP & topped-by EG ranging 6.0%-27.58%.

Advisors More Conservative About Rate Cuts

While 2023 was the year of Fed rate hikes, the fixed income market is expecting 2024 to be the year of rate cuts. At the December 2023 meeting, the Federal Reserve's own guidance was for three 25 basis point reductions in 2024.

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ETF Asset Report of Q4

Wall Street witnessed an upbeat Q4 due to moderation in inflationary pressures, the likelihood of Fed rate cuts in 2024 and decent corporate earnings.

IGSB: Rate Cuts Priced In, Here Is Where You Can Do Better

November to mid-December has been a great time for the capital markets. iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF has lagged its brethren in terms of performance, thanks to its low duration. We examine the setup and tell you why Treasury Bills may be your best bet relative to the IGSB ETF.

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