IBGM bid-ask spread and liquidity

iShares iBonds Dec 2056 Term Treasury ETF
BondsiShares$43m net assets0.07% fee
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As of Oct 22, 2026, IBGM closed −0.03% from its NAV, and on 95% of the 146 days to then it was within ±0.10%.

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IQ Liquidity Score

2 of 6 measured · Oct 22, 2026
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Not scored
0 · Hard to trade100 · Trades like a giant

The IQ Liquidity Score: a fixed 0 to 100 scale of trading conditions, the same anchors for every fund; 100 is the easiest to trade. It measures how cheaply and reliably the fund trades, not whether to own it. Method →

Cost to trade
Not measured · the issuer's 30-day median spread is not read for this fund
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Capacity
Not measured · its holdings are bonds, which have no volume source here
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Price fidelity
95% of days within ±0.10% of NAV, 146 days to Oct 22, 2026
100.0
Primary market
Not measured · it first traded on 2026-03-26, and no N-CEN ETF row for series S000101603 is in the quarters read (2024q4 to 2026q3)
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Bad-day behaviour
Premium 1× normal on the 10 worst S&P 500 days, to Oct 22, 2026
100.0
Depth
Not measured · needs trade and quote data (Phase 2)
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Premium or discount to value

Daily, 146 days to Oct 22, 2026 · the ±1% band marked
IBGM premium or discount to NAV, 146 days+1%0−1%Mar 26, 2026Oct 22, 2026
Latest close, Oct 22
−0.03%
95% of days within
±0.10%
Days more than 1% from NAV
0 of 146
Widest
−0.19%, Apr 30, 2026

Close against the NAV its issuer struck the same day, from the issuer. Source: ETFIQ.

Capacity

What the holdings can absorb a day

Not measured: its holdings are bonds, which have no volume source here.

Creations and redemptions

By week, 31 weeks to Oct 22, 2026
Mar 26 2026Each week’s net creations (green) and redemptionsOct 22 2026

$42m net created in 5 weeks and $0 net redeemed in 0, over the 31 weeks from Mar 26, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026, from the change in its shares outstanding.

How to trade IBGM

To buy or to sell, up to $100,000
When
ETF spreads are usually widest in the first minutes after the open and the last before the close.
Watch
The premium. On 95% of days it is within ±0.10%; beyond that a buyer pays more, and a seller gets less, than the holdings are worth.
Phase 2 · drawn now, filled when trade data arrives
Spread through the dayComing with trade data

Median spread by half hour, 30 days.

Buyers against sellersComing with trade data

Share of volume at the ask against at the bid.

Retail flow, estimatedComing with trade data

Sub-penny prints as a share of volume.

Large tradesComing with trade data

Prints above $500k, count and share.

Closing auctionComing with trade data

Share of the day’s volume at the close.

Questions people ask

Does IBGM trade at a premium or discount to NAV?

It closed −0.03% from its NAV on Oct 22, 2026. On 95% of the 146 days to then it was within ±0.10%, and it closed more than 1% from NAV on 0 of them.

Who is the LMM for IBGM?

IBGM’s lead market maker (LMM) on Nasdaq is Citadel Securities LLC. Lead market maker per Nasdaq, as of Oct 23, 2026.
Sources and dates
Premium to NAVETFIQ, close against the issuer’s NAV · Mar 26, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026
Creations and redemptionsShares outstanding, daily, from the issuer
Where to next
ETF trading costs and liquidity→Cost-to-trade checker→Why low volume does not mean illiquidguide →Limit orders vs market orders for ETFsguide →How the IQ Liquidity Score is builtmethod →IBGM fund page→
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ETFIQ, IBGM trading: cost, capacity, premium and dealers, data as of Oct 22, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/ibgm/trading/

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