BYLD · iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF

BYLD returned −0.8% over the year to Oct 20, 2026, charges 0.13% a year and holds $421m in net assets on Oct 20, 2026.

Bond fundTracks the Morningstar U.S. Bond Market Yield-Optimized Index0.13% fee$421m on Oct 20, 2026First traded Apr 24, 2014Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Dividend history

BYLD tracks an index and returned −0.8% over the past year.

−0.8%
Total return, 1 year
0.13%
Expense ratio
7
Holdings
−2.9%
Below its high
5.2%
12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price
$0.0945
Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 2, 2026

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Price and total return, 1 year

$21.66+0.1%1 day, priceClose, Oct 20, 2026

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 20, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BYLD returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnBenchmark (IUSB)Gap to IUSB
1M Sep 18 – Oct 20, 2026−0.9%−0.4%−0.5 pts
3M Jul 21 – Oct 20, 2026−2.0%−1.5%−0.4 pts
6M Apr 21 – Oct 20, 2026−2.1%−2.1%+0.1 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 20, 2026−1.1%−1.5%+0.4 pts
1Y Oct 20, 2025 – Oct 20, 2026−0.8%−1.6%+0.8 pts
3Y Oct 20, 2023 – Oct 20, 2026+20.8%+17.5%+3.3 pts
5Y Oct 21, 2021 – Oct 20, 2026+9.3%+0.4%+8.9 pts
10Y Oct 21, 2016 – Oct 20, 2026+28.1%+16.8%+11.4 pts
Since launch Apr 24, 2014 – Oct 20, 2026+39.1%not availablenot available
Since launch, annualised Apr 24, 2014 – Oct 20, 2026+2.7%––

Total return at closing prices, distributions reinvested. Every column is a total return. Year to date runs from the last close of the year before. Annualised is the steady yearly rate that gives the since-launch total over the same days. Source: ETFIQ.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested. Data as of Oct 20, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

Money in and out

Daily figures · as of Oct 20, 2026

BYLD: in the year to Oct 20, 2026, net $154m came in; in the month to Oct 20, 2026, $14.1m went out.

1D
$0
0.0% of $421m on Oct 19, 2026
Oct 20, 2026
5D
+$3.3m
0.8% of $417m on Oct 13, 2026
Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026
1M
−$14.1m
−3.2% of $442m on Sep 18, 2026
Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026
3M
−$13.0m
−2.9% of $449m on Jul 20, 2026
Jul 21, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026
YTD
+$138m
45.5% of $304m on Dec 31, 2025
Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026
1Y
+$154m
53.1% of $291m on Oct 20, 2025
Oct 21, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026
Since Aug 2019
+$379m
Aug 1, 2019 to Oct 20, 2026
SEC filings, then daily counts
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into BYLD each trading day, Jul 23, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026−$5.6m+$4.5m+$1.1m+$1.1m−$1.1m+$1.1m−$17.4m+$2.1m−$3.2m+$1.1m+$3.3m+$17.4m−$17.4mJul 23, 2026Oct 20, 2026

BYLD, net flow each trading day over the 63 sessions from Jul 23, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026: money came in on 7 days and went out on 4 days.

Money in on 7 of the 63 trading days, out on 4.

Net flow into BYLD each trading day, Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026+$1.2m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$3.4m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$2.3m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$2.3m+$2.3m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$2.3m+$2.3m+$1.1m+$3.4m+$1.1m+$1.1m−$1.1m+$1.1m+$1.1m−$1.1m+$3.4m+$50.6m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$2.2m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$2.3m+$9.0m+$2.3m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$1.1m−$9.0m+$38.4m+$15.9m+$2.3m+$1.1m+$1.1m−$5.6m+$4.5m+$1.1m+$1.1m−$1.1m+$1.1m−$17.4m+$2.1m−$3.2m+$1.1m+$3.3m+$50.6m−$50.6mOct 20, 2025Oct 20, 2026

BYLD, net flow each trading day over the 252 sessions from Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026: money came in on 53 days and went out on 7 days.

Money in on 53 of the 252 trading days, out on 7.

Net flow into BYLD each trading day, Mar 19, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026−$2.2m+$1.1m−$1.1m−$1.1m−$3.3m+$1.1m+$2.2m−$1.1m+$6.8m−$1.1m+$22.8m−$2.3m+$2.3m+$3.4m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$5.7m+$1.1m+$2.3m+$1.1m+$1.2m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$3.4m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$2.3m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$2.3m+$2.3m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$2.3m+$2.3m+$1.1m+$3.4m+$1.1m+$1.1m−$1.1m+$1.1m+$1.1m−$1.1m+$3.4m+$50.6m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$2.2m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$2.3m+$9.0m+$2.3m+$1.1m+$1.1m+$1.1m−$9.0m+$38.4m+$15.9m+$2.3m+$1.1m+$1.1m−$5.6m+$4.5m+$1.1m+$1.1m−$1.1m+$1.1m−$17.4m+$2.1m−$3.2m+$1.1m+$3.3m+$50.6m−$50.6mMar 19, 2025Oct 20, 2026

BYLD, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Mar 19, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026: money came in on 66 days and went out on 14 days.

Money in on 66 of the 400 trading days, out on 14.

Money in, netMoney out, net
Among its peers · 1 month
2nd largest outflow of 20 Corporate bond ETFs counted all month: LQD +$1.6bn at the top end, SPBO −$60.5m at the other.
Checked against the filing
July 2026: ETFIQ’s daily sum $0; BYLD’s SEC N-PORT, item B.6, $0. Matches the SEC filing for July 2026. Its next filing is due by Dec 30, 2026.

Computed by ETFIQ from iShares’s daily figures: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value.

How this is computed

Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Figures are net: money in less money out. Checked against the filing: The month’s daily sum and the filing’s B.6 figure agree within rounding or, where the filing’s is larger, within rounding plus the fund’s creation and redemption fees. The full rule is in the fund’s flows file. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for BYLD, back to Aug 2019, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare BYLD with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months65 days
Oct 20, 2026 $0
Oct 19, 2026 $0
Oct 16, 2026 +$3.3m
Oct 15, 2026 $0
Oct 14, 2026 $0
Oct 13, 2026 $0
Oct 12, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 $0
Oct 8, 2026 +$1.1m
Oct 7, 2026 $0
Oct 6, 2026 −$3.2m
Oct 5, 2026 +$2.1m
Oct 2, 2026 $0
Oct 1, 2026 $0
Sep 30, 2026 $0
Sep 29, 2026 $0
Sep 28, 2026 −$17.4m
Sep 25, 2026 $0
Sep 24, 2026 $0
Sep 23, 2026 $0
Sep 22, 2026 $0
Sep 21, 2026 $0
Sep 18, 2026 $0
Sep 17, 2026 +$1.1m
Sep 16, 2026 $0
Sep 15, 2026 $0
Sep 14, 2026 $0
Sep 11, 2026 $0
Sep 10, 2026 −$1.1m
Sep 9, 2026 $0
Sep 8, 2026 $0
Sep 4, 2026 $0
Sep 3, 2026 $0
Sep 2, 2026 $0
Sep 1, 2026 +$1.1m
Aug 31, 2026 $0
Aug 28, 2026 $0
Aug 27, 2026 $0
Aug 26, 2026 $0
Aug 25, 2026 $0
Aug 24, 2026 $0
Aug 21, 2026 +$1.1m
Aug 20, 2026 +$4.5m
Aug 19, 2026 $0
Aug 18, 2026 $0
Aug 17, 2026 $0
Aug 14, 2026 $0
Aug 13, 2026 $0
Aug 12, 2026 $0
Aug 11, 2026 $0
Aug 10, 2026 $0
Aug 7, 2026 $0
Aug 6, 2026 $0
Aug 5, 2026 −$5.6m
Aug 4, 2026 $0
Aug 3, 2026 $0
Jul 31, 2026 $0
Jul 30, 2026 $0
Jul 29, 2026 $0
Jul 28, 2026 $0
Jul 27, 2026 $0
Jul 24, 2026 $0
Jul 23, 2026 $0
Jul 22, 2026 $0
Jul 21, 2026 $0

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year53 weeks
Oct 20, 2026 $0 2 days
Oct 16, 2026 +$3.3m
Oct 9, 2026 +$2k
Oct 2, 2026 −$17.4m
Sep 25, 2026 $0
Sep 18, 2026 +$1.1m
Sep 11, 2026 −$1.1m 4 days
Sep 4, 2026 +$1.1m
Aug 28, 2026 $0
Aug 21, 2026 +$5.6m
Aug 14, 2026 $0
Aug 7, 2026 −$5.6m
Jul 31, 2026 $0
Jul 24, 2026 $0
Jul 17, 2026 $0
Jul 10, 2026 $0
Jul 2, 2026 +$1.1m 4 days
Jun 26, 2026 $0
Jun 18, 2026 $0 4 days
Jun 12, 2026 +$1.1m
Jun 5, 2026 +$2.3m
May 29, 2026 +$54.3m 4 days
May 22, 2026 −$7.9m
May 15, 2026 +$2.3m
May 8, 2026 +$11.3m
May 1, 2026 +$2.3m
Apr 24, 2026 +$2.3m
Apr 17, 2026 +$2.3m
Apr 10, 2026 +$2.2m
Apr 2, 2026 +$1.1m 4 days
Mar 27, 2026 +$51.8m
Mar 20, 2026 +$3.4m
Mar 13, 2026 +$1.1m
Mar 6, 2026 +$5.7m
Feb 27, 2026 +$4.6m
Feb 20, 2026 +$2.3m 4 days
Feb 13, 2026 +$1.1m
Feb 6, 2026 +$2.3m
Jan 30, 2026 $0
Jan 23, 2026 $0 4 days
Jan 16, 2026 $0
Jan 9, 2026 +$3.4m
Jan 2, 2026 +$1.1m 4 days
Dec 26, 2025 $0 4 days
Dec 19, 2025 +$2.3m
Dec 12, 2025 +$2.3m
Dec 5, 2025 $0
Nov 28, 2025 +$1.1m 4 days
Nov 21, 2025 +$2.3m
Nov 14, 2025 +$1.1m
Nov 7, 2025 +$4.6m
Oct 31, 2025 +$2.3m
Oct 24, 2025 $0 4 days

Net flow into BYLD each week, Oct 21, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with a figure. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outNov 2023 to Oct 2026

BYLD, money in and money out each month from Nov 2023 to Sep 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Bars for Nov 2023 to Jul 2026 are from BYLD’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6), and for Aug 2026 to Sep 2026 ETFIQ’s sums of its days. Oct 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 30 and went out in 5.

Bars for Nov 2023 to Jul 2026 are from BYLD’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6), and for Aug 2026 to Sep 2026 ETFIQ’s sums of its days. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 30 and went out in 5.

MonthInOutNet
Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 1 to Oct 20+$6.5m−$3.2m+$3.3m
Sep 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days+$2.2m−$18.5m−$16.3m
Aug 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days+$5.6m−$5.6m+$1k
Jul 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.1m−$1.1m$0
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.6m−$1.1m+$4.5m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$71.2m−$9.0m+$62.2m
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$7.9m$0+$7.9m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$64.2m−$2.3m+$62.0m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$10.3m$0+$10.3m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.6m$0+$4.6m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.6m$0+$4.6m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$9.1m$0+$9.1m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$12.6m$0+$12.6m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$12.6m−$6.8m+$5.7m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$22.8m$0+$22.8m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.1m−$1.1m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.8m$0+$6.8m
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.3m−$1.1m+$2.2m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.1m−$5.5m−$4.3m
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$10.1m−$2.2m+$7.9m
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.6m−$4.5m+$144k
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.1m−$2.2m−$1.1m
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.5m−$2.3m+$3.3m
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.4m−$11.3m−$7.9m
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$7.9m$0+$7.9m
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$14.8m$0+$14.8m
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$16.9m$0+$16.9m
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.9m−$8.8m+$23k
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$7.8m−$3.3m+$4.4m
May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$18.8m$0+$18.8m
Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$12.1m−$4.4m+$7.7m
Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.9m$0+$8.9m
Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$12.2m−$5.5m+$6.7m
Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$24.5m$0+$24.5m
Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$17.9m$0+$17.9m
Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$11.8m−$7.5m+$4.3m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily figures: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily figures; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Oct 20, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

BYLD key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026 (ETFIQ)$23.08 on Oct 27, 2025
52-week low, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026 (ETFIQ)$21.46 on Oct 5, 2026
Close on Oct 20, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$21.66, 12% of the way from the low to the high
Holdings7
Top ten weight99.8%
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

About BYLD

What it tracksMorningstar U.S. Bond Market Yield-Optimized Index
Fund typeBond fund
Category (ETFIQ)Bonds · Corporate bond
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 23, 2026)0.13%
Price$21.66
First tradedApr 24, 2014
Net assets (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 20, 2026)$421mReport
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index, measured by IUSB, which tracks the same index
Benchmark named inits shareholder report, N-CSR, Jan 6, 2026
BYLD, 1 year to Oct 20, 2026−0.76%
IUSB, the same days−1.57%
Against its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)+0.81 pts
Below its high (ETFIQ)−2.9%
Holdings7
Top ten weight99.8%
Holdings published for (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 19, 2026
Holdings as of the close of (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 19, 2026

Questions people ask about BYLD

How has BYLD performed?
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, BYLD returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. Over three years the figure is +20.8%.
What does BYLD cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year.
How far is BYLD below its high?
2.9% below its high of Jun 29, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 20, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, BYLD and Benchmark (IUSB)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 20, 2026
Net assets, $421mThe issuer’s own daily fund list · Oct 20, 2026

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