{
 "ticker": "ISTB",
 "name": "iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF",
 "issuer": "iShares",
 "desk": "core",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/istb",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/istb",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/istb.md",
 "as_of": "2026-11-12",
 "verdict": "ISTB tracks an index and returned +1.0% over the past year.",
 "lead": "ISTB returned +1.0% over the year to Nov 12, 2026, charges 0.06% a year and holds $5.3bn in net assets on Nov 12, 2026.",
 "category": {
  "id": "bonds",
  "name": "Bonds",
  "label": "Bond ETFs",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/bonds/",
  "group": {
   "id": "taxable-bonds",
   "name": "Taxable bonds"
  },
  "segment": {
   "id": "short-term",
   "name": "Short-term bond",
   "url": "https://etfiq.com/bonds/short-term/"
  },
  "status": "classified",
  "as_of": "2026-11-12",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/categories"
 },
 "promise": {
  "badge": "delivered",
  "label": "Delivered",
  "category": "bonds",
  "sentence": "As of Jul 31, 2026, ISTB had a duration of 2.5 years against \"1 to 5 years\".",
  "figure": 2.54,
  "unit": "years",
  "from": "2026-07-31",
  "to": "2026-07-31",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/promise-index/bonds/"
 },
 "key_facts": [
  {
   "key": "total_return_1_year",
   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
   "value": "+1.0%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "as_of": "2026-11-12",
   "sentence": "ISTB, total return, 1 year: +1.0%, as of Nov 12, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "+1.0%",
    "as_of": "2026-11-12",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/istb#fact-total-return-1-year",
    "text": "ISTB, total return, 1 year: +1.0%, as of Nov 12, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.06%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Feb 23, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-02-23",
   "sentence": "ISTB, expense ratio: 0.06%, as of Feb 23, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "0.06%",
    "as_of": "2026-02-23",
    "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Feb 23, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/istb#fact-expense-ratio",
    "text": "ISTB, expense ratio: 0.06%, as of Feb 23, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "7602",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file",
   "as_of": "2026-11-11",
   "sentence": "ISTB, holdings: 7602, as of Nov 11, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "7602",
    "as_of": "2026-11-11",
    "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/istb#fact-holdings",
    "text": "ISTB, holdings: 7602, as of Nov 11, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22120.8%",
   "source": "ETFIQ",
   "as_of": "2026-11-12",
   "sentence": "ISTB, below its high: \u22120.8%, as of Nov 12, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "\u22120.8%",
    "as_of": "2026-11-12",
    "source": "ETFIQ",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/istb#fact-below-its-high",
    "text": "ISTB, below its high: \u22120.8%, as of Nov 12, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "12_month_yield_capital_gains_included_on_its_starting_price",
   "label": "12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price",
   "value": "4.2%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
   "as_of": "2026-11-12",
   "sentence": "ISTB, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 4.2%, as of Nov 12, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "4.2%",
    "as_of": "2026-11-12",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/istb#fact-12-month-yield-capital-gains-included-on-its-starting-price",
    "text": "ISTB, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 4.2%, as of Nov 12, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "last_payment",
   "label": "Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Nov 2, 2026",
   "value": "$0.1777",
   "source": "Tiingo end-of-day distributions",
   "as_of": "2026-11-02",
   "sentence": "ISTB, last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Nov 2, 2026: $0.1777, as of Nov 2, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$0.1777",
    "as_of": "2026-11-02",
    "source": "Tiingo end-of-day distributions",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/istb#fact-last-payment",
    "text": "ISTB, last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Nov 2, 2026: $0.1777, as of Nov 2, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$5.3bn",
   "source": "ETFIQ, shares outstanding times NAV, as of Nov 12, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-11-12",
   "sentence": "ISTB, net assets: $5.3bn (ETFIQ, shares outstanding times NAV, as of Nov 12, 2026).",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$5.3bn",
    "as_of": "2026-11-12",
    "source": "ETFIQ, shares outstanding times NAV, as of Nov 12, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/istb#fact-net-assets",
    "text": "ISTB, net assets: $5.3bn (ETFIQ, shares outstanding times NAV, as of Nov 12, 2026)."
   }
  }
 ],
 "fields": [
  {
   "key": "what_it_tracks",
   "label": "What it tracks",
   "value": "Bloomberg U.S. Universal 1-5 Year Index",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "fund_type",
   "label": "Fund type",
   "value": "Bond fund",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "category",
   "label": "Category",
   "value": "Bonds \u00b7 Short-term bond",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "region",
   "label": "Region",
   "value": "United States",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.06%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Feb 23, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "price",
   "label": "Price",
   "value": "$47.21",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "first_traded",
   "label": "First traded",
   "value": "Oct 24, 2012",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$5.3bn",
   "source": "ETFIQ, shares outstanding times NAV, as of Nov 12, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark",
   "label": "Benchmark",
   "value": "Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index, measured by IUSB, which tracks the same index",
   "source": "ETFIQ, from its filings"
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark_named_in",
   "label": "Benchmark named in",
   "value": "its shareholder report, N-CSR, Jan 6, 2026",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "why_this_benchmark",
   "label": "Why this benchmark",
   "value": "No other fund tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Universal 1-5 Year Index, the index its prospectus names. Its daily returns fit IUSB at R-squared 0.83 over the year to Nov 12, 2026 (251 days), above the 0.30 floor.",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "istb_1_year_to_nov_12_2026",
   "label": "ISTB, 1 year to Nov 12, 2026",
   "value": "+1.0%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "iusb_the_same_days",
   "label": "IUSB, the same days",
   "value": "\u22121.0%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "against_its_benchmark_1_year",
   "label": "Against its benchmark, 1 year",
   "value": "+2.0 pts",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22120.8%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "7602",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "top_ten_weight",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "8.5%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "cash_not_in_the_top_ten",
   "label": "Cash, not in the top ten",
   "value": "7.4%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_published_for",
   "label": "Holdings published for",
   "value": "Nov 11, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily file"
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_as_of_the_close_of",
   "label": "Holdings as of the close of",
   "value": "Nov 11, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily file"
  }
 ],
 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "1 month",
   "Total return": "+0.3%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "+0.8%",
   "Gap to IUSB": "\u22120.5 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "\u22120.7%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "\u22121.6%",
   "Gap to IUSB": "+0.9 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "0.0%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "\u22121.4%",
   "Gap to IUSB": "+1.4 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Year to date",
   "Total return": "+0.4%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "\u22121.2%",
   "Gap to IUSB": "+1.6 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Total return": "+1.0%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "\u22121.0%",
   "Gap to IUSB": "+2.0 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 years",
   "Total return": "+14.9%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "+15.1%",
   "Gap to IUSB": "\u22120.2 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "5 years",
   "Total return": "+10.4%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "+0.2%",
   "Gap to IUSB": "+10.2 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "10 years",
   "Total return": "+25.0%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "+20.4%",
   "Gap to IUSB": "+4.6 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Total return": "+31.1%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "not available",
   "Gap to IUSB": "not available"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch, annualised",
   "Total return": "+1.9%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "\u2013",
   "Gap to IUSB": "\u2013"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How has ISTB performed?",
   "a": "Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, ISTB returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested, against \u22121.0% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. Over three years the number is +14.9%."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does ISTB cost?",
   "a": "The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year."
  },
  {
   "q": "How far is ISTB below its high?",
   "a": "0.8% below its high of Aug 25, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Nov 12, 2026."
  }
 ],
 "key_stats": [
  {
   "key": "high52",
   "label": "52-week high, daily closes to Nov 12, 2026",
   "value": "$49.02 on Feb 27, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-02-27",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 49.02,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-11-13",
    "to": "2026-11-12"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "low52",
   "label": "52-week low, daily closes to Nov 12, 2026",
   "value": "$47.10 on Oct 2, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 47.1,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-11-13",
    "to": "2026-11-12"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "inrange",
   "label": "Close on Nov 12, 2026, within that range",
   "value": "$47.21, 6% of the way from the low to the high",
   "as_of": "2026-11-12",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 47.21
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "7602",
   "as_of": "2026-11-12",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "top10",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "8.5%",
   "as_of": "2026-11-12",
   "source": null
  }
 ],
 "trading": {
  "as_of": "2026-11-12",
  "score": 93,
  "tier": "Trades like a giant",
  "status": "scored",
  "lines": [
   "IQ Liquidity Score 93, Trades like a giant, 86th percentile of 340 bonds ETFs.",
   "Trades like a giant: trades at a typical spread of 0.02%.",
   "$1,000: at least $0.11, 0.011%, one way, half a one-cent tick.",
   "$10,000: at least $1.06, 0.011%, one way, half a one-cent tick.",
   "Full cost to own, 1 year at $10,000: 0.13%, against 0.06% for the fee alone.",
   "Premium to NAV at the Nov 12 close: +0.02%; 95% of days within \u00b10.09%.",
   "Limit: midpoint + 1\u00a2 to buy, midpoint \u2212 1\u00a2 to sell. At the Nov 12 close of $47.21, that\u2019s $47.22 to buy and $47.20 to sell."
  ],
  "page": "https://etfiq.com/funds/istb/trading/"
 },
 "outside_us": [
  {
   "key": "statutory",
   "label": "US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty",
   "value": "30%",
   "date": "2026-10-30",
   "source": "https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-lbi/tax-treaty-table-1.pdf",
   "number": 30.0,
   "url": "https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-lbi/tax-treaty-table-1.pdf"
  },
  {
   "key": "treaty",
   "label": "Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026)",
   "value": "65 countries, 10% to 30%",
   "date": "2026-10-30",
   "source": "https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-lbi/tax-treaty-table-1.pdf",
   "number": 65.0,
   "url": "https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/tax-treaty-tables"
  },
  {
   "key": "qii",
   "label": "ISTB interest-related and short-term gain dividends",
   "value": "not read by ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "estate",
   "label": "US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders",
   "value": "$60,000",
   "date": "2026-10-30",
   "source": "https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i706na",
   "number": 60000.0,
   "url": "https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i706na"
  },
  {
   "key": "dist",
   "label": "Share class",
   "value": "Distributing",
   "source": "https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section852&num=0&edition=prelim",
   "url": "https://etfiq.com/learn/non-us-holders"
  }
 ],
 "flows": {
  "as_of": "2026-11-11",
  "coverage": "daily",
  "computed_by": "ETFIQ, from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day\u2019s NAV",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows",
  "data": "https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/istb.json",
  "windows": [
   {
    "window": "1 day",
    "from": "2026-11-11",
    "to": "2026-11-11",
    "net_flow_usd": 0,
    "net_flow": "$0",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 1,
    "trading_days": 1
   },
   {
    "window": "1 week",
    "from": "2026-11-05",
    "to": "2026-11-11",
    "net_flow_usd": 0,
    "net_flow": "$0",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 5,
    "trading_days": 5
   },
   {
    "window": "1 month",
    "from": "2026-10-12",
    "to": "2026-11-11",
    "net_flow_usd": 80453576,
    "net_flow": "+$80.5m",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 23,
    "trading_days": 23
   },
   {
    "window": "3 months",
    "from": "2026-08-12",
    "to": "2026-11-11",
    "net_flow_usd": 278744598,
    "net_flow": "+$279m",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 65,
    "trading_days": 65
   },
   {
    "window": "Year to date",
    "from": "2026-01-02",
    "to": "2026-11-11",
    "net_flow_usd": 784981682,
    "net_flow": "+$785m",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 217,
    "trading_days": 217
   },
   {
    "window": "1 year",
    "from": "2025-11-12",
    "to": "2026-11-11",
    "net_flow_usd": 833751988,
    "net_flow": "+$834m",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 251,
    "trading_days": 251
   }
  ]
 },
 "generated": "2026-11-13",
 "license": "https://etfiq.com/license/",
 "license_text": "Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.",
 "citation": "ETFIQ, ISTB, bond fund, data as of Nov 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/istb"
}