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iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF ACTIVE

Fixed Income

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iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF ACTIVE

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  • Fees as stated in the prospectus Expense Ratio: 0.25%

Overview

Why NEAR?

1. Seeks to maximize current income through diversified exposure to short-term bonds

 

2. Actively managed by BlackRock's Short Duration Portfolio Team

 

3. Use to put cash to work, manage interest rate risk or diversify a bond allocation

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF seeks to maximize current income.
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Performance

Performance

  • Returns

  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund. 2.85 0.22 0.72 1.67 3.08 6.52 8.53 - 9.66
Market Price (%) Market price return represents changes to the midpoint price and accounts for distributions from the fund. The midpoint is the average of the bid-ask prices at 4:00 PM ET (when NAV is normally determined for most funds). 2.83 0.20 0.72 1.60 3.00 6.49 8.44 - 9.64
After Tax Pre-Liq. (%) Return after taxes on distributions. Assumes fund shares have not been sold. 2.08 0.13 0.44 1.09 1.97 3.90 5.03 - 5.79
After Tax Post-Liq. (%) Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares. 1.68 0.13 0.43 0.98 1.81 3.82 4.93 - 5.62
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund. 0.75 0.69 1.42 1.55 1.71
Market Price (%) Market price return represents changes to the midpoint price and accounts for distributions from the fund. The midpoint is the average of the bid-ask prices at 4:00 PM ET (when NAV is normally determined for most funds). 0.61 0.81 1.42 1.41 1.75
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

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The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted, and numbers may reflect small variances due to rounding. Standardized performance and performance data current to the most recent month end may be found in the Performance section.

Distributions

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Distributions Schedule
Record Date Ex-Date Payable Date Total Distribution Current year distributions are not classified as “Income,” “Short-Term Capital Gains,” “Long-Term Capital Gains,” or “Return of Capital” until calendar year-end. Income ST Cap Gains LT Cap Gains Return of Capital

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Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Equity Beta (3y) Beta is a measure of the tendency of securities to move with the market as a whole. A beta of 1 indicates that the security&#39;s price will move with the market. A beta less than 1 indicates the security tends to be less volatile than the market, while a beta greater than 1 indicates the security is more volatile than the market.<br/><br/>Calculated vs. S&amp;P 500 as of Nov 30, 2019 0.01
Standard Deviation (3y) Standard deviation measures how dispersed returns are around the average. A higher standard deviation indicates that returns are spread out over a larger range of values and thus, more volatile. as of Nov 30, 2019 0.35%
12m Trailing Yield The yield an investor would have received if they had held the fund over the last twelve months assuming the most recent NAV. The 12-Month yield is calculated by assuming any income distributions over the past twelve months and dividing by the sum of the most recent NAV and any capital gain distributions made over the past twelve months. as of Dec 09, 2019 2.66%
30 Day SEC Yield A standard calculation of yield introduced by the SEC in order to provide fairer comparison among funds. This yield reflects the interest earned after deducting the fund&#39;s expenses during the most recent 30-day period by the average investor in the fund. Negative 30-Day SEC Yield results when accrued expenses of the past 30 days exceed the income collected during the past 30 days. as of Dec 09, 2019 2.16%
Weighted Avg Coupon The average coupon rate of the underlying bonds in the fund, weighted by each bond&#39;s face value. as of Dec 09, 2019 2.72%
Effective Duration Effective Duration measures the sensitivity of the price of a bond with or without embedded options to changes in interest rates, taking into account the likelihood of the bond being called, put and/or sunk prior to its final maturity date while incorporating after-tax impacts on the bond. The options-based duration model used by BlackRock employs certain assumptions and may differ from other fund complexes. Effective Duration is measured at the individual bond level, aggregated to the portfolio level, and adjusted for leverage, hedging transactions and non-bond holdings, including derivatives. as of Dec 09, 2019 0.36 yrs
Weighted Avg Maturity The average length of time to the repayment of principal for the securities in the fund. This metric considers the likelihood that bonds will be called or prepaid before the scheduled maturity date. as of Dec 09, 2019 1.31 yrs
Convexity Convexity measures the change in duration for a given change in rates. Positive convexity indicates that duration lengthens when rates fall and contracts when rates rise; negative convexity indicates that duration contracts when rates fall and increases when rates rise. as of Dec 09, 2019 0.00
Option Adjusted Spread The weighted average incremental yield earned over similar duration US Treasuries, measured in basis points. This metric considers the likelihood that bonds will be called or prepaid before the scheduled maturity date. as of Dec 09, 2019 58
Average Yield to Maturity The discount rate that equates the present value of a bond’s cash flows with its market price (including accrued interest). The Fund Average Yield to Maturity is the weighted average of the fund’s individual bond holding yields based on Net Asset Value (‘NAV’). The measure does not include fees and expenses. For callable bonds, this yield is the yield-to-worst. as of Dec 09, 2019 2.41%
This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. For standardized performance, please see the Performance section above.

Holdings

Holdings

as of Dec 09, 2019
Issuer Weight (%)
ALLERGAN FUNDING SCS 1.99
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.86
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING LLC 1.56
CVS HEALTH CORP 1.55
AT&T INC 1.52
Issuer Weight (%)
FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY LLC 1.50
ABBVIE INC 1.46
MORGAN STANLEY 1.33
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE 1.33
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.32
ISIN Name Sector SEDOL Market Value Weight (%) Price Maturity Coupon (%) Duration Notional Value YTM (%) Yield to Worst (%) Par Value
Name Asset Class Weight (%) Price Market Value Notional Value Sector SEDOL ISIN Coupon (%) Maturity YTM (%) Yield to Worst (%) Duration Par Value
Detailed Holdings and Analytics Detailed portfolio holdings information. Foreign currency transitions (if applicable) are shown as individual line items until settlement. Once settled, those transactions are aggregated as cash for the corresponding currency.
Holdings are subject to change.

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of Dec 09, 2019

% of Market Value

Type Fund
as of Dec 09, 2019

% of Market Value

Type Fund
Maturity is provided in days. Maturity exposure is calculated by aggregating the percent par of holdings of individual securities in the portfolio by the legal final maturity date, or for securities that have a demand feature, the date in which the demand feature is exercised and proceeds received. The values reported include cash, accrued income, and/or payables/receivables which may result in negative weightings may result from specific circumstances (including timing differences between trade and settle dates of securities purchased by the funds).
as of Dec 09, 2019

% of Market Value

Type Fund
Credit quality ratings on underlying securities of the fund are received from S&P, Moody’s and Fitch and converted to the equivalent S&P major rating category. This breakdown is provided by BlackRock and takes the median rating of the three agencies when all three agencies rate a security the lower of the two ratings if only two agencies rate a security and one rating if that is all that is provided. Unrated securities do not necessarily indicate low quality. Below investment-grade is represented by a rating of BB and below. Ratings and portfolio credit quality may change over time.
Allocations are subject to change.

Price Yield Calculator

Price Yield Calculator

The calculator provides clients with an indication of an ETF's yield and duration for a given market price. The ACF Yield is the discount rate that equates the ETF's aggregate cash flows (i.e., the sum of the cash flows of the ETF's holdings) to a given ETF price. The cash flows are based on the yield to worst methodology in which a bond's cash flows are assumed to occur at the call date (if applicable) or maturity, whichever results in the lowest yield for that bond holding. For a given ETF price, this calculator will estimate the corresponding ACF Yield and spread to the relevant government reference security yield. Note that the ACF Yield will differ from the ETF's "Weighted Avg YTM For more information on Aggregate Cash Flow Yield, see info here. The Aggregate Cash Flow (“ACF”) Yield is the discount rate that equates the aggregate cash flows of the ETF&#39;s individual fund holdings (specifically the cash flows corresponding to the lower of the yield to call or yield to maturity of a given security) to a stated market price. In contrast, the weighted average yield to maturity is a market value weighted average of the yields of the ETF&#39;s individual holdings based on the prior day&#39;s net asset value. The ACF Yield allows an investor to compare the yield and spread for varying ETF market prices in order to help understand the impact of intraday market movements. The ACF of the ETF is the sum of the individual bond cash flows “to worst” (i.e. either to call or to maturity, whichever results in the lowest yield for the ETF). The ACF Yield does not make any adjustments based on the cost incurred to acquire an ETF or the impact of the ETF’s management fee.

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