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iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) ETF Analysis

LQD
Expense ratio 0.14% Yield 4.91% Assets $28.27B Since July 22, 2002 Family iShares

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$103.21
−$0.01 (−0.01%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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LQD Annualized Returns

PeriodAnnualized$100 becomes
1 year−3.94%$96.06
3 years+6.18%$119.72
5 years−0.84%$95.89
10 years+1.87%$120.39

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

LQD Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

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YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−2.97%
2025+7.90%
2024+0.86%
2023+9.40%
2022−17.92%
2021−1.84%
2020+10.97%
2019+17.37%
2018−3.79%
2017+7.05%
2016 (partial year)−3.51%

LQD Monthly Returns

−7%+8%
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+0.3+1.4−2.1+0.3+0.9+0.1−2.2+0.4−3.4+1.4——
2025+0.6+2.4−0.5−0.3+0.2+2.1−0.1+1.0+1.9+0.1+0.9−0.7
2024−0.4−1.9+1.5−3.2+2.2+0.6+2.6+1.9+2.0−3.2+1.8−2.7
2023+5.2−4.2+3.8+0.6−1.8+0.8+0.1−1.2−3.6−2.4+7.6+4.9
2022−3.6−2.1−2.9−6.7+1.9−3.6+4.4−4.4−6.0−0.7+6.6−1.6
2021−1.8−2.3−1.5+1.0+0.6+2.2+1.4−0.3−1.5+0.5−0.1−0.0
2020+2.4+1.1−6.3+4.8+2.5+2.1+3.1−1.8−0.4−0.5+3.8+0.2
2019+3.4−0.2+2.9+0.4+1.7+3.2+0.3+3.9−0.8+0.4+0.5+0.5
2018−1.2−2.2+0.6−1.6+0.5−0.5+1.3+0.0−0.1−2.0−0.4+1.9
2017+0.1+1.3−0.3+1.2+1.3+0.5+0.8+0.7−0.0+0.2−0.1+1.2

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

LQD Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs
Annualized volatility
8.71%
Beta (3y)
1.35
Best year
+17.37%

2019

Worst year
−17.92%

2022

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

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Top Holdings

# Symbol Name Weight
1 XTSLA BlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency 0.99%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) is an exchange-traded fund in the Corporate Bond category. Total net assets stand at $28.27B. The expense ratio is 0.14%. On a $10,000 position that is $14.00 a year. iShares is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is July 22, 2002.

BlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency alone accounts for 0.99% of the portfolio.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for LQD is $103.21, dated October 21, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is −3.94%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +1.87%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 4.91%.

2026 is still running; the total return is −2.97% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +17.37%; the weakest is 2022 at −17.92%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

The 52-week range on file runs from $101.20 to $112.93. The latest close sits 1.99% above that 52-week low. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 8.71%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.35. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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